Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughters Liz and Mary have taken their disagreements over same-sex marriage to the public. After Liz appeared on Fox News Sunday, Mary and her wife, Heather Pope, went to Facebook to express their disappointment in Liz’s continuing disapproval of same-sex marriage.
Liz and Mary haven’t spoken since the summer and the feud is especially making headlines as Liz tries to win a Senate seat, representing Wyoming. As The New York Times notes, they used to be very close, especially during Cheney’s time as Vice President. But the feud came to a head on Sunday, when Liz again said that she doesn’t approve of same-sex marriage. It is “just an area where we disagree,” Liz said.
Mary was quite disappointed, taking to Facebook. “Liz - this isn't just an issue on which we disagree - you're just wrong - and on the wrong side of history,” she wrote, reports NBC News.
Poe was even more angered, noting that Liz seemed happy when she was at their wedding last year. “Liz has been a guest in our home, has spent time and shared holidays with our children, and when Mary and I got married in 2012 - she didn't hesitate to tell us how happy she was for us,” Poe wrote. “To have her now say she doesn't support our right to marry is offensive to say the least.”
In an email to the Times, Liz wrote, “I love my sister and her family and have always tried to be compassionate towards them. I believe that is the Christian way to behave.”
While the family drama plays out nationally as a battle between Republicans over a social issue, it probably isn’t going to hurt Liz’s chances in Wyoming. But the issue for her is to establish ties in the sparsely-populated state, where she hasn’t lived most of her life. As the Times notes, she has spent her entire first campaign ad focusing on the Cheney family’s ties to the state.
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