Could Jim McGreevey be the gay Dick Cheney? New Jersey's Star-Ledger reported Monday that the former Governor and/or his staff inappropriately disposed of emails, which are meant to be archived.

The destruction came to light during into an investigation into discriminatory politics during McGreevey's reign. Elizabeth Wong formerly of the higher Education Student Assistance Authority director Elizabeth Wong alleges that the administration mistreated her because she's Asian. Lawyers looking into the case hit a road block when they attempted to get correspondence regarding Wong.

Multiple insiders say McGreevey made quite a habit of deleting messages:

Sources who worked for McGreevey said they believe that, in the earliest days of his administration, the computer system was set for what they termed an "aggressive" purging schedule. The setting was designed to limit how many documents would have to be turned over to reporters seeking information under the Open Public Records Act that took effect shortly after McGreevey became governor.

McGreevey has acknowledged destroying documents, but just things that "were not important". Oh, okay…

Vice-President Dick Cheney recently sat down for a Politico-sponsored chit-chat and, not surprisingly, took every opportunity to slam the Democrat-led Congress. What's a bit astonishing, however, are Cheney's harsh - and archaic - words for some of his former friends: Democratic Representatives. John Dingell and John P. Murtha.

[Cheney] scoffed at the idea of two men who spent years accruing power showing so much deference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the big spending and energy debates of the year.

Murtha “and the other senior leaders … march to the tune of Nancy Pelosi to an extent I had not seen, frankly, with any previous speaker,” Cheney said. “I’m trying to think how to say all of this in a gentlemanly fashion, but [in] the Congress I served in, that wouldn’t have happened.”

But his implication was clear: When asked if these men had lost their spines, he responded, “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.”

Cheney sure does have a way with metaphorical words.

• Garden State Equality and Blue Jersey will start airing some pretty clever gay marriage ads tonight.

• A hefty paycheck ain't the only thing Rosie O'Donnell wants from potential employer MSNBC. From Jossip:

Sources tell us the network is frantically trying to scrounge up the cash to bankroll her outlandish list of demands (Think a gold-plated trapeze and a private chopper to take her to and from 30 Rock every day. Seriously). But why now? Because MSNBC’s on the eve of renegotiating their contract with their cable provider and landing a big star (no pun intended) and proving they can go toe-to-toe with O’Reilly will give them infinitely more leverage.

If anyone can take on O'Reilly, it's O'Donnell.

• Michigan Supreme Court mulling university benefits.

• The Scottish Socialist Party wants you to put pressure on Stagecoach buses, which attempted to boot a gay teenage couple last weekend. Re-read the original story and check out comment number two.

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• We can't have a Halloween without a little Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett & The Cryptkickers, can we? No way!

• Hillary Clinton totally dominated last nights debate.

• Westboro Baptists to pay $2.9 million for picketing Arnold Snyder's son's funeral.

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• Actress JoAnne Worley fulfilled her The Drowsy Chaperone obligations and made a "special appearance" at J&R Music and Computer World yesterday. We love you Worley, but you look like a drag queen in this picture.

• Preliminary investigation begins for Larry Craig ethics hearing. Barbara Boxer says:

We are in the process of conducting a preliminary inquiry, and this stage is always closed to the public. If, at the end of the preliminary inquiry, the Ethics Committee decides to move into the adjudicatory phase, any hearings held would be public unless the committee votes to close them. But that is a decision that is made after we have completed our preliminary inquiry.

The Democrats are also reportedly worried public hearings will set a potentially embarrassing precedent.

• More evidence of Jossip editor Rebecca Aronauer's jerky ways.

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Lynne Cheney took to the boob tube yesterday to promote her new book, Blue Skies, No Fences.

In addition to defending her husband, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a "terrific guy", the 66-year old second lady discusses how times have changed. For example, her generation didn't always welcome the homos, "[The times] were hard on kids who were gay". No thanks to the Republican party, of course.

Since birthing lesbian daughter Mary, Lynne says she - and society- have "evolved":

I think the society has evolved. I've evolved in my way of thinking, but I think the whole society has evolved. You know, my mother had a rule which was people are just people.

Speaking of people, Cheney's interviewer, Rita Braver, happens to be married to a lawyer who helped Cheney get published.

Governmental flack Scott Stanzel released the White House's first statement on Senator Larry Craig:

We're disappointed in what's going on. It's a matter for the Senator and the Senate Republican leadership to address. We hope that it will be resolved quickly, as that would be in the best interests of the Senate and the people of Idaho.

Funny, the White House usually loves squeezing the Senate. Surely VP Dick Cheney, President of the Senate, will be involved in the matter. Maybe he's not big on gossip, or something…

Hilary Rosen recently took a holiday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming: a land once loyal to VP Dick Cheney.

The sappho-journo found, to her delight, that Cheney Country's no more.

Rosen writes, "Cheney Country no longer exists. And Wyoming is so beautiful." Now, if only we could extend the trend from coast-to-coast.

Out keeps asking tough questions.

In light of Young Republican leader and nocturnal cocksucker Glenn Murphy's resignation, the rag's asking readers which Republican they fear waking up beside. As you can see, the majority of the fag rag's online readers find Dick Cheney to be the most repulsive of the Republicunts. We definitely agree.

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• Kentucky's Creation Museum's take on homos leaves something to be desired. Like a new curator. (Although, we do love this graffiti inspired warning.)

• Jossip intern Joseph has a date! But the poor thing has nothing to wear! We voted for white shirt (with minimal pit stainage)". What say you?

• Perez Hilton has at least one testicle.

• Henry Rollins handles gay rumors like a pro, "Never once in my 46 years have I wanted a dick in my mouth."

• Julie (Not Downtown) Brown wants to be gay.

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• Intern Joseph swears Jason Fox's "Aunt Jackie" will not only be the next big summer jam, but will change the course of dance forever. We're not convinced. Are you? (We do, however, like the track.)

• Will Brazil-based, Natal-born soccer player Richarlyson come out of the closet this weekend. All signs - and insiders - point to "yes".

• Our George Clooney fantasies just went out the window.

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Fred Phelps isn't the only one wondering about Mary Cheney's whereabouts in son Samuel David Cheney's first press photo-op. Family Pride's executive director, Jennifer Chrisler spilled some ink on that very subject. None of the other Cheney children have had such media welcoming, she writes, and Sammy Dave wouldn't have had one had it not been for his lesbianic origins. What's most queer, however, isn't the fact that journalists have gone ga-ga over the little lad, but that his notable mother has been under lock-and-key since his birth.

By virtue of Mary's status as the Vice President's daughter, she and her partner, Heather Poe, continue to be arguably the most prominent Republican lesbian couple in the country. Mary's pregnancy has been covered by the media since it was first announced. The couple welcomed their first child, Samuel, into the world earlier this week. And yet the mothers are not included in the photo that was sent out to announce the birth of their child.

Mary may have announced that she doesn't want her child to be a political pawn, but Chrisler rightly points out that allowing the White House to edit her and her lover, Heather Poe, out of the picture may be the most political move of all.

The cadaverous Fred Phelps crawled from the crypt this weekend to send The Cheney Family a very special post-baby message. The Westboro Baptist's horrid, rotting leader takes to YouTube for what may be one of the most ingeniously evil missives in history:

Vice President Dick Cheney and his goofy wife Lynne are Mr. and Mrs. Antichrist America. If anybody now doubts whether God has cursed America with an irreversible curse, let him gaze upon the photo-op politically inspired picture, put out yesterday, of these two old fools who are holding dyke Daughter Mary's newborn bastard son and pretending to like it.

Phelps makes no mention of crowns or even a celebratory reception. He does, however, point out that God has now left America and we're all doomed to burn in hell. So, what else is new?

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Mary Cheney knew her child with lesbian lover Heather Poe would cause a stink. Anticipating the conservatives outrage, Vice-President Dick Cheney's daughter released a preemptive statement:

When Heather and I decided to have a baby, I knew it wasn’t going to be the most popular decision. This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate, on either side of a political issue. It is my child.

While some people celebrated Samuel David Cheney's birth on Wednesday, not everyone jumped for joy. Take, for example, Peter LaBarbera, the homophobic leader of anti-gay group, Americans for Truth…

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