Lesbian mom Mary Cheney has joined the Board of Directors of the Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute. I’m guessing it wasn’t a rigorous interview process.
The press release says “As a director, she will help to form the strategic direction for the Institute.” This is in addition to her work as Vice President of Navigators LLC, a strategic communications and political consulting firm. I’m assuming Mary’s partner Heather Poe is handling most of the childcare duties in the household, or the couple is shelling out for some serious nanny coverage. The Secret Service, I imagine, doesn’t change diapers.
I’ve said it before, but I’ll do so again: I can’t imagine being lesbian and supporting the conservative candidates that Mary has. At the same time, I think she has the opportunity to change minds in a way we on the left can’t, precisely because she does straddle a line that few of us cross. Whether she will step up to the challenge is another question.