'With President Bush's popularity dropping and the serious  problems confronting America worsening, the administration seeks to  divert attention by demagoguing on the issue of same-sex unions,'  said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., a gay member of Congress. 'This  is a far cry from October of 2000 when, seeking votes from supporters of equal rights, Dick Cheney told a national television  audience that the question of same-sex relationships should be left  to the states.'