If you kick up enough dust you get a pretty good smoke screen. Republicans are great at feigning righteous indignation and avoiding issues. The question was, do gays choose their lifestyle or are they born with a sexual preference? Most scientific evidence points to biology. The truly offensive part about this exchange was Bush's evasive non answer, "I don't know". Kerry brought up Cheney's daughter to personalize a defense of his own beliefs. Bush and company are crying foul in order to hide theirs.