Distant Cousins

You may be familiar with the occasional family disagreement. But what kind of argument is it for your family when it comes to politics? Well the differences in politics could not be greater when it comes to the Cheney and Obama families.

According to Lynn Cheney, her husband Vice-President Dick Cheney and Democratic candidate for President, Barack Obama, share a common ancestor. Sure the ancestor goes back eight generations, but that doesn’t keep these two politicians from being all in the family.

Though Barack may be somewhere on the family tree, it doesn’t mean Mrs. Cheney will be leaning towards her husband’s relative. So don’t count on the two families coming together for the holidays anytime soon. But what a great family moment it was when Cheney swore Obama into the Senate in 2005.

But it turns out that Obama’s family ties don’t end with Cheney. According to an article last September, Obama is an 11th cousin to the President as well. I guess Barack Obama is the black sheep in the family, though his campaign spokesman says the opposite about the distant cousins.