What Liz Cheney told House Republicans before her ouster from leadership

[brooklynite]

Axios

What she's saying: "Our nation needs this Republican Party as a strong party based on truth so we can shape the future," Cheney said.

"To do that, we must be true to our principles and to the constitution. We cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy. Down that path lies our destruction, and potentially the destruction of our country," she continued, referring to Trump.

"If you want leaders who will enable and spread his destructive lies, I’m not your person, you have plenty of others to choose from. That will be their legacy."

"But I promise you this, after today, I will be leading the fight to restore our party and our nation to conservative principles, to defeating socialism, to defending our republic, to making the GOP worthy again of being the party of Lincoln."

[Tom Rinaldo]

1. She is providing a true service to our nation

I have always know that among those with whom I disagree strongly on many issues, that some of them have legitimate personal integrity and some core principles on which to find common ground. Liz Cheney is strongly defending our democratic system of government, and on that critical issue I call her my ally.

[Layzeebeaver]

6. No she not. She's a republican.

They will continue to destroy and outsource our government services for private profit. Ransack social security and deny voting and healthcare to millions.

Not to mention more forever wars.

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. In upholding our democacy she is, in those other matters she isn't.

As others have noted, Stalin was our ally in defeating Hitler, not in other matters not related to that then urgent priority.

[uponit7771]

16. Stalin wasn't standing up for democracy either even though he fought with Allies. Cheney isn't

... claiming the GQP anti-democracy measures are bad she's just saying Putin's Whore can't be the future of the party and she's not going to lie for them.

Good for her but it stops right there, once she stops shooting at the stupid in the GQP she turns her guns towards us quick fast

[calimary]

20. THIS!

Be careful who you get in bed with.

Liz Cheney is no friend. She may sound good at this moment, but that’s as far as it goes.

Eyes wide open, guys. A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

37. I loathe Liz Cheney and all she espouses

HOWEVER, I applaud her for standing up for the truth.

[Mr. Evil]

36. 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' scenario.

The Soviet Union and the United States help each other in the defeat of Hitler and Fascism. With Hitler gone and Germany defeated, the USSR and the USA become enemies.

So, Liz Cheney wants to be a paragon of truth. Would she be willing to shed light on her father's lies and those of the Bush Administration that helped lead us to this present situation? I'm not betting on it. She's still a republican.

[calimary]

41. Yep. Bottom line, she's still a Republican.

[notKeith]

12. ..and context counts.

Here she is, being thrown out of her leadership role by authoritarian fascist Qassholes, and what does she say? she's gonna fight socialism. Wrong focus.

[AZ8theist]

35. My first thought....

Why not fight Fascism??

[Dream Girl]

30. This is about democracy, not policy.

[uponit7771]

14. She's fighting Trump not GQP anti-democracy laws, she's still the snake you don't put in the tent

[Tom Rinaldo]

21. Agreed.

Fighting Trump means fighting the attempted imminent fascist takeover of America. That is an imperative, but yes in all other regards she remains "a snake" who I sure as hell don't want in our Democratic tent.

[PortTack]

24. +1000

[Aristus]

25. Barf!

No, she isn't. Like every Republican, she's only serving herself.

The spew about "Defeating socialism" is all the evidence you need that she's just as delusional as the insurrectionists.

[gab13by13]

31. With a right wing dictatorship,

we won't have to worry about too much Socialism. There is no political agenda to debate in a dictatorship.

[gab13by13]

29. Exactly,

this isn't about a political agenda, it's about whether we save our democracy.

[lindysalsagal]

2. .....say....his....name....Liz......

Cmon. Say his name. Just once. For me.

[Champp]

4. Comrade Trump (R - Casino Hustler)

[dugog55]

3. Defeating Socialism? Seriously? n/t

[triron]

5. Thanks for stressing that one. I missed it.

[leftstreet]

7. She's already throwing out her 2024 talking points

That was quick

[gab13by13]

32. C'mon man,

Liz Cheney will never be elected president, but I hope she runs 3rd party in 2024.

[Pobeka]

8. And there you have it. Don't tell lies, *unless* it's helps your own agenda.

Hey Liz -- how about we just don't tell obvious lies about *anything* -- and let the voters have a chance to make decisions based on a real discussion of government possibilities?

[Dream Girl]

33. She had to throw red meat in her statement. This is about democracy.

[NNadir]

9. While applauding her stance on barnyard Stalin, the Party...

...of rabid racists with a fondness for the Confederacy is hardly the "Party of Lincoln."

[bamagal62]

10. Where is this socialism she speaks of?

It certainly isn’t here.

[CaptainTruth]

13. She needs to defeat fascism, not socialism.

[dalton99a]

19. +1

[Harker]

26. +33. n/t

[NQAS]

15. To defeating socialism?

Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm not saying anything anyone here hasn't thought or written. She's as vile as her father. But in her recent actions she has at least shown something - spine, maybe?

But defeating socialism? WTF? Is she planning pre-emptive strikes against Scandinavia?

Defending our republic? I'm with you there, but you want to defend it against sound policy that benefits all Americans. We want to defend it from Republican extremists, insurrectionists, and terrorists.

So we're not entirely on the same wavelength.

All of that said, someone should start a pool on whether she will form a third party and on whether she will continue to vote the party line.

My bet is no third party and damn near 100% party line vote. So unless she has a plan to deprogram the trump cultists inside the government, her words are fundamentally meaningless. Good news cycle stuff, but meaningless. Or maybe this new role of outcast will allow her to do stuff behind the scenes to unravel the GQP. Who knows?

[ananda]

17. I wonder who she thinks she's talking to?

Most Reeps in Congress are part of the lying, crazy
wing and they're not going anywhere.

[C_U_L8R]

18. How about defeating fascism, Liz?

It seems you're still on the Axis side.

[Progressive Jones]

22. Righties just can't get off that "socialism" whine. Cheney even spoils this moment with that shit.

I think this is a stand up comment, but they just can't seem to let go of that "socialism" bogeyman, under any circumstances.

Always tossing out the red meat.

[NoMoreRepugs]

23. Defeat socialism? Puh-leeeez. Defeat - FACISM - YES!! Perhaps she just doesn't have

an extensive vocabulary??

[PortTack]

34. The defeat socialism was saying I'm not leaving the qgop

[NoMoreRepugs]

42. I understood that - was more pointing out reality than the "reality of the qgop."

[Harker]

27. They can drop the "party of Lincoln" bit.

To think he'd be allied with them is an absurdity.

Party of Jefferson Davis, maybe.

[dlk]

28. Too little, too late

Cheney is a little late to the game in advocating for what's truly important for our democracy. Through the years, she's done her part to pave the way for the Republican Party to reach this ugly, destructive place. The question needs to be asked, "What took you so long, Liz"?

[speaknow]

38. Enough of this Liz BS. Yes enough already, If

Anyone can remember She dear Liz, Lied about WMD in
Iraq. Was also a birther Obama was born in Kenya.
And these progressive media making her out to be
a victim, why? she's no victim, she invented the so
called "Big Lie" her and her Daddy Many died and
a lot of money spent on that war, because of the lie's
and she was one of them. She wants to bring that
party back to Lincoln, well by todays standards it here
Liz it's the Democratic party, why don't you join it!

[BobTheSubgenius]

39. Very rah-rah, and it's truth spoken with conviction...

...but succeeding in her quest beyond a certain point would obviously be bad for both the D party and, I believe, the country. I noticed in particular the "defeating socialism" as a shot across the President's bow.

[ismnotwasm]

40. In this instance, she's useful

But basically she’s her Fathers daughter in ideology or, in other words, an evil Republican