The funny thing was, Cheney used Mary to soften his image a week before the convention.

She might not have wanted to appear on stage. I am sure that as a member of the Cheney family she was invited. She might be shy.

Nice try. But unless I'm mistaken, she appeared 4 years ago in the "familly portrait" back then. So unless she's *suddenly* become shy, I don't think your attempted apology for the fine Family Cheney holds much water.

See www.DearMary.com for more info.

Surely you weren't. You thought you were wrong once but you were mistaken about that. I did not know until recently he had a daughter. Bush has 2 daughters and Hollywood tried to make lesbians out of them(remember "That's my Bush??). I believe Mary and the Cheneys would have received criticism had she stood up there with them as well and no one knows why she wasn't. Damned if you do .......

"She might not have wanted to appear on stage. I am sure that as a member of the Cheney family she was invited. She might be shy. "

WHEN , oh WHEN are you going to stop making excuses???!!

Mrs. Johanna 2B,

Shut up and bake my cookies.

Oh brother...

Speaking of family values....Did you know that American Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) cannot be united with their spouses?

The issue is simple: Legal Permanent Residents who have opted to get married to foreigners are unable to be united with their spouses and young families. The foreign spouse of a US Green Card holder must wait for approval of an 'immigrant visa' from the State Department before entering the US. Due to a backlog in processing, such visas can take a upwards of five years to be approved. In the interim, the spouse cannot enter the US on any other visas, or as visitors. LPRs are in a uniquely disadvantaged situation:
* Visitors and non-immigrants coming to the US on temporary visas for work, business or studies (including on H1, L1, B, and F1 visas) can
sponsor their dependant spouses to travel along with them.
* American Citizens can sponsor their spouses to come to the US in non-immigrant status and then convert to an immigrant status under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (the "LIFE Act")

HR1823 and HR4448 are currently in the US congress remain unnoticed by most lawmakers. Check out more about the issues at
http://unitefamilies.org
http://www.garamchai.com/Issues.htm
or the blog: http://unite.rediffblogs.com