Dick Cheney couldn't get the GOP nomination in 2012. He's too gay-friendly.

CNN is reporting that there's no frontrunner for the 2012 GOP nomination (It is just mid-2009, but never too early to obsess.)

Over at US News.com, there's speculation that Dick Cheney is "testing the waters":

The sudden re-emergence on the political scene of former Vice President Dick Cheney is somewhat puzzling. Why would a man who has occupied positions of authority in Congress and the White House, been a success in business, and has a wife who works outside the home want to re-enter the arena when he didn't have to? Could it be that he is testing the waters for a 2012 run for the Republican presidential nomination?

Interesting. But, here's the thing. Cheney would sink. For the most part, the crazy Republicans love Cheney. But, he likes the gays and supports gay marriage. That's a deal breaker in today's Republican Party. The religious right would never allow it.

Even Dick Cheney isn't extreme enough for his party anymore.