Ok... Masamune - Lacus' father was a politician, close to Patrick Zala. I forgot his name. He was pretty important in SEED. Anyways, the Clyne faction is known for its stance on pacifism. At least Lacus isn't indecisive like a similar character in Gundam Wing! *coughrelenacough*

I just think it's funny that everyone makes out Kira and Lacus to be such bad people. I feel it's reading too much into the character to be like "OMG Lacus is teh sn0b" even though she was nice to mostly everyone throughout the entire series. This is all based on their characters, mind you, not what they do in the anime (IE, Kira's "godmode" XD).