Gotta respect Liz Cheney

[DemocratSinceBirth]

It takes moral courage to buck your party's orthodoxy. The life of an apostate is not easy.

[Ilsa]

1. I just sent an email to my repug rep about supporting her

leadership.
I don't have to like her to respect her courage in the face of the threats coming at her.

[zeusdogmom]

11. So did I

Encouraged him to publicly state his support of her and to say in no uncertain terms the election was not stolen.

Not sure what kind of response I will get. My impression of him leans towards a spineless blob.

[hlthe2b]

2. Never thought I'd say this, but I'd love to think some of Dick's henchmen might be working behind

the scenes to deliver a few hundred (metaphorical) "shivs" to Trumpists going after Liz.

My nearly unlimited disdain for Dick, notwithstanding....

[SheltieLover]

8. +1

[Volaris]

12. Those 'henchmen' run Lincoln Project, now...

The shivs are already being sharpened, I'd wager. The assassins have likley already been paid lol.

As rick wilson likes to say, 'fuck around and find out'.

I THINK Kevin and his crew of fools have no idea how much they're about to bleed if they actually go through with this.

[calguy]

3. I hate her positions, but love her integrity.

There's nothing wrong with those who disagree with us. We can debate our differences and those with the most support win. But to refuse to go along with the big lie her party is pushing, is admirable. At least she has the conviction to support the obvious truth.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. There really is no upside fore her in this.

The easiest thing for her to have done is to go along.

[StarfishSaver]

14. There's plenty of upside. She's playing the long game

Smart move on her part. She'll come out fine.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. good lord no

[moonscape]

6. I keep thinking of what

Navalny is willing to do for his country, and here it’s an act of supreme courage to tell the truth, with the worst fallout losing one’s job.

It’s all so shameful.

[Ocelot II]

7. She's as evil as her old man; she just isn't as crazy as the Trumpists.

The rest of the GQP should be careful not to fuck with her - she is probably every bit as ruthless. We shouldn't be singing her praises either.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. They better not go on hunting trips with her.

[StarfishSaver]

15. Yep.

[Doc Sportello]

10. She may have other motivations

It may be her fealty to democracy and a moral compass of some sort that prompts her stances. But there may be personal reasons as well. She spent most of her youth in the D.C. area, went to college in Colorado and then the University of Chicago. She then spent most of her professional life in D.C. She really is NOT a Wyoming type, so being a rep from that state full of rednecks is probably not something she is enjoying all that much.

Unlike most of the repub goofballs in the House, she would have no trouble getting a highly-paid position in Washington if she left or was voted out, i.e. she doesn't have all that much to lose but will burnish her image with these stances. And she could run for prez or move to a repub-leaning district or state back east.

[StarfishSaver]

16. My thoughts exactly

She can wait it out.

[JI7]

13. She is only saying what is the truth. Where are we when someone gets special credit

for not joining in some fucked up lies ?

[StarfishSaver]

17. iKR?

[gulliver]

18. Her father, Dubya, Romney, and Ryan dug half the well that is now spewing Republican lies

They aren't clean. They helped create the orange monster and his pack of sycophantic hyenas. If anything Liz Cheney is atoning, and that's good. But Dick Cheney continues to be my synonym for dogshit. And Dubya? Same vicinity.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. For this thread

Link to tweet

[Raine]

20. I like what she said about not eating bats but I think she's up to something...

ambition is written all over her, its all about her.

[pecosbob]

21. I respect her like I would a snake.

This is all getting very Strangelove like IMO.

[TraceNC]

22. For four years most of us were hoping someone in that party

would stand up to Trump. Now someone is. I’m glad she’s doing it.

I have no illusions about her changing her stances on issues where her father proved to be extremely dangerous. She’s very much like him. But on this one topic, I applaud what she’s doing.