Just curious, do you consider Cheney a 'traditional' conservative?
Certainly on the fiscal side, but I think his daughter might have caused him to reconsider his social conservatism. But, I get that only from his silence. For all I know, he still considers homosexuality to be a terrible affliction that leads to countless deaths at very early ages. Cheney, however, did not hire his daughter. One simply loves ones children.
On the other hand, Santorum did hire his top aide. The question is what about that top aide's sexual preferences he knew when he hired him.
Pete Williams is now the legal correspondent for NBC News. Before that, he was the Pentagon spokesman when Cheney was SofD. Before that, he was Press Secretary for Rep. Cheney. Pete Williams is also gay. I think libs should get over their conservative-phobia.