Republicans line up behind Liz Cheney as she takes on Trump

[live love laugh]

Source: CNN

CNN) Bobbie and Bill Kilberg were expecting a few dozen people for their fundraiser Monday for GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, an intimate cocktail party they were planning at their home in McLean, Virginia.

But in the weeks since the Republican National Committee voted to censure Cheney for her involvement in the ongoing House select committee investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the couple was flooded with requests to come and meet the congresswoman and the event's special guest, Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney.

So many people RSVP'd yes that Monday's event was moved to another, larger venue. The Kilbergs finally had to cap the list of co-hosts when it hit 75.


Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/14/politics/liz-cheney-trump-republican-fundraiser/index.html

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But she sat with him 4 years while he tore the country apart.

[Skittles]

1. Ukraine may have changed the equation

I think increasingly some repukes may not want to align themselves with someone who cannot even say Putin is behaving in a very evil way.

[Walleye]

6. It's purely practical. They can just picture the negative ads against them

[Skittles]

10. well, yes, the idea that repukes are self-serving bastards is a given

absolutely

[BlueIdaho]

24. "America First"

Sounds more small minded and self centered than ever given world democracies are working together to fight a murderous tyrant.

[Skittles]

25. excellent observation

absolutely correct!

[democratsruletheday]

30. bingo Skittles....

Repukes gonna REPUKE

[wnylib]

36. They also like to profit from wars.

Liz's daddy sure did.

They are always happy to support increased military budgets, too.

I fully support any aid we can give to Ukraine. I am glad that we are doing it. I'm pretty sure that Republicans are even happier about it than I am, for different reasons than mine.

[OMGWTF]

37. Cheney The Dick made $39.5B from his wars for fun and profit.

[Lonestarblue]

33. Plus ads showing Trump praising Putin.

And that ridiculous press conference in Helsinki. Putin has become the bad guy now, and no Republican wants to answer for their party leader’s fawning over a murderous madman.

[mountain grammy]

42. Exactly!

[PdamnedQ]

45. I totally agree - it's really pretty simple.

It's like toothpaste.

If you squeeze a toothpaste tube toothpaste comes out.

These guys are just trying to get themselves into another tube.

But, shit is shit, no-matter what kind of tube you put it in.

The problem is that most 21st century Republicans don't mind that they are brushing their teeth with shit as long as they can stay in power.

[Hekate]

2. "But she sat with him" -- who, Mitt?

[dchill]

4. TFG.

[MarcA]

3. Part of Cheney '24 move? n/t

[democratsruletheday]

31. Hopefully great minds think alike MarcA....

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Not ONE time in my life have I thought LC would run until reading this article. Yeah, she might but sadly I think the orange shat gibbon would rout her. That SAID, her last name is Cheney so she emits a certain amount of slime when she walks. Gets it from her Daddy. Lastly, the Repukes would never nominate a woman for President, at least not in my lifetime IMO.

[JudyM]

44. Or is Romney planning to run with Cheney as presumptive VP?

[pnwmom]

5. She has said she regrets her vote for him. And, yes, we all disagree sharply

with most of her positions on policy matters.

But give me Liz Cheney over most of the rest of the party, who still refuse to stand up to Trump.

[JohnSJ]

8. +++

[regnaD kciN]

7. Keep repeating, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend..."

...at least for the moment.

[rpannier]

15. Yep

You choose your friends
Events choose your allies

[Mawspam2]

26. No. None of them are my friends.

When I see a bus of Trump supporters facing off against a bus of Cheney supporters, I set up a camera at the one-lane bridge both are barreling towards and remove the "Bridge Out" sign before they get there.
⛔🌁🍻🍿🌭

[wnylib]

38. A very brief moment.

[elleng]

9. in McLean, Virginia, NOT in Wyoming.

[Tree Lady]

35. The Cheney's lived in McLean for years

She was raised there. Back before he was VP in the 80's he was living in McLean while congressman near DC but from Wyoming. My rich republican cousins lived next door to them and were friends at the time. My cousin was on the board of Mobil Oil and knew him from the neighborhood and that.

So I am sure from all their years there they have close friends that go way back. Cheney retired in Wyoming and lives in Jacksonhole.

[monkeyman1]

11. I'd take LIZ over the republican communist party any day !

[relayerbob]

13. You misspelled "terrorist"

[monkeyman1]

16. that all ya got ??

[relayerbob]

18. Calling republicans terrorists seems to cover it

[monkeyman1]

21. cool !

[LenaBaby61]

46. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Irish_Dem]

19. Ya misspelled "you."

[IronLionZion]

12. I'll give her credit for standing strong against Trump especially when she was alone

and there should be more GOP joining her soon after losing their Russian gravy train

[wnylib]

39. Switching from the Putin gravy train to

the Cheney gravy train.

[IronLionZion]

40. I doubt it pays as well

[wnylib]

41. Probably not, unless they can get

some good contracts out of him, or inside advice on military investments.

OTOH the Putin gravy train is stalled in the mud in Ukraine.

[Irish_Dem]

17. Her big gamble might just pay off.

She wants to sit in the WH.

[monkeyman1]

22. still like to see Donny go hunting with D.Cheney ? the big bad ass the TDFG is ?

[Irish_Dem]

23. Dick Cheney wants his daughter to be POTUS.

So the orange f wad going hunting with daddy Cheney is a very bad idea.

[monkeyman1]

27. didn't say a f$&king thing about that ! she just want's TDFG bbQ like I do !!!

[burrowowl]

43. Not a chance, golf carts have a rough time on hunting terrain.

[MyMission]

32. Would you settle for his son's? They hunt

and could be persuaded to go out with Dick Cheney. I doubt tfg is into hunting.
He golfs. Unless a stray bullet from nearby hunters makes it's way onto the golf course, he's not likely to have a hunting accident...but his spawn are another story.

[LiberalArkie]

20. A lot of Democrats sit with Manchin.

[SheltieLover]

28. Good! Split their vote!

[dlk]

29. Opportunists, all

This is the politically expedient move at the moment. It belies any actual moral compass

[orangecrush]

34. I'll take it. nt

[Mr. Ected]

47. I would rather flush the toilet and scrub it with a brush

Than allow it to fester endlessly with a pantload of Trump in the bowl.

Cheney wants what we want: the fascists the hell out of Washington.

If that mission is accomplished, we will again head to opposite sides of the room and commence our standard battles.

I'm cool with that. The enemy known as Trump/Russia is far more dangerous existentially to the USA than the grumpy, mean old Republicans who are shit but not Trump shit.

And Cheney is a better toilet brush than anything we could have mustered.

[Robert Torzynski]

48. Pence and Cheney

My guess is that she might be looking to be Pence's VP in 2024. I always have and always will vote my conscience which for me means I'd never vote for a Republican. That being said, both Pence and Cheney have made some good decisions in the face of the endless hatred that motivates the Republican base.

[live love laugh]

49. What "good decisions" did sycophant Pence make?

6:23 PM
Star Member Robert Torzynski
48. Pence and Cheney

My guess is that she might be looking to be Pence's VP in 2024. I always have and always will vote my conscience which for me means I'd never vote for a Republican. That being said, both Pence and Cheney have made some good decisions in the face of the endless hatred that motivates the Republican base.

[gopiscrap]

50. welcome to DU