Shouldn't the NYT like the fact that he wasn't an evil religious person?
Cheney may be pro-defense and pro-tax cuts (hurrah!) but alas, he is no social conservative. He wants to leave gay marriage up to the states, which means the courts will step into inter-state conflicts and impose homosexual laws on us.
He might say he’s pro-life but like John McCain, he’s not going to fight for it. He makes himself a national laughingstock by unapologetically using the F-word on the Senate floor. What does that teach our children in our foul-mouthed society?
Cheney is right on defense and right on taxes — but no guiding vision and no real moral core.