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Its not as though Liz Cheney has made a habit of stepping outside of her daddys shadow, far from it. He didnt exactly set examples of honesty or decency or integrity, and the policies he favored always seemed to pave pathways for large sums of money destined for his pockets. His most memorable attempts at soaring oratory were his Go fuck yourself to Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor, and a smirking So? when queried in a televised interview. To Lizs credit, she did rebuke Gym Jordan on January 6, telling him You fucking did this! And her comments in the course of the J1 committee investigation have been commendably truthful, erudite, and precise. That said, she has otherwise been and remains very much her fathers daughter.
Back when Daddy was tasked with finding a veep for W, he looked around and found himself; having resided in Texas for many years, he skedaddled back to Wyoming and rented a small apartment there in order to claim residency (because the Constitution requires that prez and veep cannot be from the same state). Sneaky, that. Liz took note. When her thoughts turned toward public office she went to Wyoming, where she got busted for applying for a resident fishing license, never mind that she actually resided on the east coast and had done so for many years. Sorry, daddy.
Anyway, fast forward a few years. When Liz finally got back to the east coast - via Capitol Hill - she immediately got down to the business of confirming party-over-country, truth and honesty be damned. Until January 6, that is. And for reasons known only to her, she chose a one-time departure from Daddys legacy of whatever-it-takes. We may never know what actually compelled her narrowly focused epiphany, but her conscience doesnt seem to have suffered any beneficent effect given that her House votes have remained 100% in lockstep with the party that now deems her a pariah.
So, here we are at Primary Day in Wyoming. Its not looking good for Liz. At the end of the day, she will have been clobbered, defeated by the viciously self-serving party ideology that daddy worked so hard to entrench.
Todays winner: Irony. exit stage right
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Sogo
(4,986 posts)underpants
(182,814 posts)F Dick Cheney.
Beautiful post.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)WarGamer
(12,444 posts)He KILLED their GOP.
You've got to understand the neoconservative movement.
At their core, neoconservatives believe in American hegemony.
They believe in an all powerful American version of Modern Imperialism.
For DECADES, the neocons "played" the "typical" GOP voter, baiting them with red meat issues like abortion, guns and religion.
Then they proceeded to convert their political victories into international influence.
And then... in 2015 the unthinkable happened. Trump came on the stage and said "The Iraq War was wrong, a total clusterfuck, based on lies" and Trump dared to dismiss the "elite" as RINO's.
Trump energized a new GOP full of disinterested voters, bigots, racists and generally angry people.
Then he proceeded to be elected POTUS in 16 and received more votes in 2020 than any candidate in history NOT named Biden.
So yeah, Liz hates Trump. Surprised?
Me... I love GOP in disarray. The old GOP, the neocons are dead and buried and the Trump GOP is reviled by half+ the country.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,492 posts)And theyll be ten times more dangerous than BushCo ever was. When that happens, there may never be another election again. Тяцмрism, which is essentially fascism, is not going away any time soon. Were still on the precipice of disaster. It hasnt gotten less perilous since Piss Wig was ousted, its gotten more so.
They say to be careful what you wish for. This is why.
mopinko
(70,111 posts)the ground shifts. dramatically.