You almost got it
"Cheney is supporting gay marriage, actually speaking out for it, ruining his own image among conservative automatons for what purpose?"
Like I said, he did it for his daughter. I don't know why you went off the rails with that line about how he did it to protect his image.
The creepy thing about this thread is how violently you rightwingers are reacting to my saying exactly one nice thing about Dick Cheney. It's clear you're intent on picking a fight no matter what.