I hated Dick Cheney. I thought he was awful.

[leftyladyfrommo]

Odd how things work out.

His very conservative daughter may have almost single handedly saved our Democracy.

[luv2fly]

1. Hardly single-handedly

But I appreciate her pursuit of the truth in these investigations, along with the efforts of every other committee member.

[samplegirl]

2. I would never give her

that much credit. I think there are just as many democrats who could of done as good of job as her.
Something about her I don’t like. If we all think about it…
her no good father should be in prison as well!

[Hotler]

19. DOJ failed to do their job back then. They failed in 1933-34 also.

I wonder if she's on the committee to keep an eye on NECON interest. Could there be a rift between the 1%er Necons and the 1%er Fascist in this country? That's a wild thought but hey, follow the money. You can bet that if the Fascist take power they will steal everyone's money, take everyone's land etc. The NEOCONs have worked hard the past 50-60 yrs stealing from the American tax payer, I'm sure they want to keep it.

[3Hotdogs]

3. I give her credit. She was probably on her way to be senator or governor.

I'm sure she ain't broke but her future has less of a shine to it.

[obamanut2012]

4. Yeah, no

wtf

[dalton99a]

5. She could have kept her mouth shut and kept her leadership position

and a secure career in the GOP

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. Do you think there would have been a committee

without her? Or a committee whose presentation was so competent, so well put together?

She was the one that turned on Jim Jordan on Jan.6th and screamed that this was all his fault.

And she held fast against incredible pressure.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Yes. There would be a competent, well-put together committe without her.

And, to say that there wouldn't be just shits on everyone else on that committee, who is as, if not more responsible for what we're seeing than she is. Benny Thompson is running the show, not Liz Cheney.

[Samrob]

8. Yes. And she still is an anti-choice, anti-social safety net GOPer. Never forget that.

She changed her mind about LBGTQ issues because her sister is gay and married to a woman.

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. I would never vote for her. I just admire her guts.

She and AOC. I wish I had half their chutzpah.

Women make this place a whole lot more livable.

[dsc]

22. actually she was anti gay despite those facts when she ran for senate

[blueknight73]

10. I would never

under any condition vote for her. But I do admire the fact that she at least believes in Democracy

[cachukis]

11. Concur.

Her legacy is the last vestige of a civilized, relatively sane party.
While the committee has been outstanding, her presence, even her blondness, appeals to a broad swath of Americans that would not otherwise give a spit for this exposure of their own complicity.
Last night, the curtain was drawn back on the fallibility, the frailty of TFG.
She has laid bare that trusting a Republican is a fool's errand.
She will be remembered for her votes, for sure.
But her willingness to fall on her sword will sway a lot of minds.
We will be able to compare our feckless Republican acquaintances with her integrity to country over party.
They don't have an argument.

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. Whoa. Someone agrees with me.

I just want to give credit where credit is due.

[cachukis]

18. Dick Cheney rivals Chaucer's The Pardoner for pure evilness.

His daughter epitomizes the shallowness of her party. Not a fan of her politics. But in the trenches, politics doesn't matter much. Where are the rest of the snivelers when it comes to courage defending the country from what so many of our founders and true leaders warned us about; the rot from within?
Slime does exist. A point of reference if nothing else.

[Sympthsical]

13. This is about the neocons taking the party back from the Trumpists

Trump usurped a lot of established power when he got that nomination, and they've never forgiven him.

Once Trump is gone, either from this earth or from possibility of office and influence, the neocons will attempt to take control again.

Neocons would be better than Trump.

But they're still neocons. Iraq wasn't that long ago. It's possible to ally temporarily without burnishing their bipartisan credentials. They're not. We just have a common opponent at the moment.

[leftyladyfrommo]

16. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. nt

[Sympthsical]

20. The enemy of my enemy is my temp co-worker

They're not friends. As soon as this passes, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled fuckery.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

21. In my opinion...

...operating such that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, reduces your enemy's number of enemies.

[Samrob]

24. The enemy of my enemy is a tool. nt

[DLevine]

17. +1

[milestogo]

14. He's a monster.

She's only part monster.

[EYESORE 9001]

15. Never forget that she's a neocon at heart

I don’t want any alliance beyond making sure rump never regains power.

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. I STILL hate him and

not so much to the other.

[Bucky]

25. Not single-handedly

But yeah she's doing something right and putting the country ahead of her party. She and Kinzinger constitute literally 1% of the Republican House Caucus.

Democracy ain't saved yet I'm afraid

[jalan48]

26. He was awful and so is his daughter. The current state of affairs says more about our country than

it does about the Cheney's.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

27. I don't believe that Elizabeth Cheney has "single handedly saved our democracy"

But in my estimation she if the member of the D6 committee who has drawn the most blood from TFG during the hearings. She has been sharp, incisive, and unwavering in her condemnations.

And being a conservative with long standing bona fides in the Republican Party gives her standing that is unique on this committee.

I greatly appreciate what she is doing here.