Splitting the Ticket

Dick Cheney lubes up a refreshingly blunt statement opposing federal meddling in whole same-sex marriage thing and slips it up W's backside. But knowing George, I imagine it won't even hit the sides. Good Ol' Dick Cheney [before he dicks you] seems almost like a real dad towards his lesbian daughter, Mary.

Desperation or Candor? Stunt or Shunt? Father or Blather?

The American Right swoops in with "compassionate!"

The American Left with "duplicitous!"

The American Middle with "huh?"

The American Me says, "Gee, I've never seen this one before...splitting the incumbent ticket during an election?"

Grab the dramanine, chil'ren! Or the spin'll kill ya.

[Update: links added below]

CNN
New York Times (free registration may be required)
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post (free registration required)

Fox "News" ...oops, Foxnews isn't carrying the story yet. [Update: there's a video, buried on the right side under -ahem- "You Decide" There's also now a story about the story, whose leading sentence does not bear out in the article.]
New York Post ...oops, they don't have it either.
(..say, doesn't Mr. Murdoch own both of these?)