News
2006-12-23
Lynne Cheney
happy about daughter's pregnancy
Vice President
Dick Cheney's wife, Lynne, is dismissing the fuss over her
gay daughter's pregnancy, which has rankled conservative
Vice President
Dick Cheney's wife, Lynne, is dismissing the fuss over her
gay daughter's pregnancy, which has rankled conservative
groups. ''Well, I think that it's just very lucky for
me that I enjoy being a grandmother and I get to do it
for the sixth time,'' Mrs. Cheney said. Their
daughter, Mary, and Heather Poe, her partner of 15 years,
are expecting a baby in late spring.
''Dick and I both are very much looking forward
to this new baby,'' Mrs. Cheney said in an interview
to be aired on Fox News Sunday. She said her
daughter will be a ''great mom.''
Mrs. Cheney also said she thinks it's odd that
her husband's former chief of staff is the only person
being tried in the CIA leak case. ''It seems bizarre
to me,'' Mrs. Cheney said.
I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby is accused of lying
to investigators about his conversations with
reporters regarding former ambassador Joseph Wilson's
wife, the outed CIA operative Valerie Plame. Plame and
Wilson have sued Libby and other Bush administration
officials, accusing them of plotting to leak Plame's
identity as retribution for Wilson's criticism of prewar
intelligence on Iraq.
She said Libby's legal problems had not changed
her or the vice president's admiration for him. ''The
legal problems are there,'' she said. ''I don't want
to comment on anything in specific because there is a
trial coming up, but Scooter is a fine man, and we continue
to support him and his wonderful family. He has a
terrific wife, two great kids.''
Asked about the Democratic takeover of the House
and Senate in the midterm elections, Mrs. Cheney said
scandals cost the GOP many votes. ''I think Iraq was
part of it, but I also think that you had some
extraordinary ethical failures,'' she said. ''They were
bipartisan, but I do think the Republicans paid a
great price for that.''
She noted the cases of former Republican
congressman Mark Foley, who resigned over sexually
explicit messages sent to male pages, and Randy
Cunningham, who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from
defense contractors. ''I think those exacted a
terrible price,'' she said. (AP)
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