  Our mom in the White House Piggybacking off of the entry I just posted on John Edwards remarks on the Missouri contitutional ban on same-sex marriage comes this story I found on urlLink Wonkette about urlLink Teresa Heinz Kerry speaking to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
You are pushing the envelope," she told the 255 delegates. "We have to respond with policies that reflect the capacities and the tolerance of all Americans. " She then abandoned spin control for undiluted empathy. Amid applause and chanting of her name, the aspiring first lady recounted meeting a gay man estranged from his mother because of his sexuality.
"It was clear that he had not made that peace with his mother and he wanted someone who loved him," Heinz Kerry told the audience, according to the Washington Blade newspaper. "And so, at least, if nothing else, you'll have a mom in the White House. " Now, granted, Mrs. Heinz Kerry isn't the one running for the Presidency, but I ask you...when was the last time you heard Laura Bush embrace our community and tell us that we have a "mom in the White House?
" Let's see....mmmmmm, never. Instead, Mrs. Bush has called same-sex marriage "shocking. " And, we know Mrs. Heinz Kerry means what she says. As she admits, she is a woman "who has something to say. " Recently, urlLink the media picked up her response to Bush supporters at a Kerry rally screaming "Four more years! " Mrs. Heinz Kerry simply replied, "Four more years of hell..." Another reminder of why we need to keep our eye on the prize... 
