Furthermore, it is overreaching to compare Dick Cheney to a Pharisee. On foreign policy and most domestic matters, Cheney is more conservative than the Bush Administration generally and thus closer to Alan Keyes' positions.
Nowhere did Jesus Christ alter his principles, but His technique and strategy changed depending on the circumstance and the person. Strategy is not the same as principle. It is wrong when one abandons principle for the sake of strategy. Last year, President Bush and Senator Santorum (R - Pennsylvania) abandoned their pro-life and conservative principles by supporting the pro-abortion Arlen Spector (RINO - Scotland) against a pro-life, conservative challenger in the Republican primary. However, it is not compromise to tailor one's message before certain audiences. Inner city residents are interested in tougher law enforcement and stiffer sentences for convicted criminals. Lower taxes and less regulation of business will appeal to residents of more affluent suburbs. The wise politician will know what to say and when to say it.
I agree with Alan Keyes' position on homosexuality and support his "tough love" technique toward his daughter. I regard the Cheneys' approach toward their daughter as too permissive. I also don't see a problem with Keyes condemning homosexuality despite the sexual orientation of his daughter. Phyllis Schafly's son has been "outed" for more than a decade, yet that has not stopped her from condemning perversion. That being said, there is a time and a place for comments on Cheney's daughter and her lesbianism. Keyes, under pressure, chose the wrong one.
I can see that you are trying to be fair and equitable here but he was being interviewed by a homosexual activist on a radio show for and about homosexual activism on a radio station for the same. Perhaps he should have declined to do the interview at all but where better to speak plainly about homosexuality?