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Mike Nelson

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69. Well...

Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:27 PM

Jan 2022

... I agree the VP should not have a separate opinion… and certainly is not the voice of right-wing disgust! But it is true that VPs have sometimes taken the "stronger language" route. Kamala Harris has the strength of Liz Cheney, for sure. She's a prosecutor & knows exactly what Liz is doing. I think we may see her start to echo some of the language, especially as November gets closer.

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Why is Liz Cheney more outspoken in attacking Trump than many lawmakers on the left? [View all] Doodley Jan 2022 OP

I strongly disagree. mzmolly Jan 2022 #1

Yep ibegurpard Jan 2022 #3

That's not leadership though BeyondGeography Jan 2022 #15

The President should be trying to fix the shit AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2022 #25

Well said. Trump can destroy an opponent with simple phrases like "worse Doodley Jan 2022 #28

agreed 100000% HUAJIAO Jan 2022 #60

Sounds like we Dems need an infrastructure plan. CaptainTruth Jan 2022 #42

They are using Cheney to get through to the non trump republicans Bev54 Jan 2022 #66

Did you watch her during the criminal referral of Meadows? gab13by13 Jan 2022 #16

You must not have heard mzmolly Jan 2022 #17

Touche' I give you that one, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #22

I'm glad for mzmolly Jan 2022 #34

Thank you. Speaker Pelosi. The one taking constant degrading fire from the right & left. Budi Jan 2022 #54

I believe we have come to the conclusion, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #62

Thanks Budi Jan 2022 #68

Yep Martin Eden Jan 2022 #35

What a saying! LeftInTX Jan 2022 #39

I don't hear leaders on the left talking about how traitorous trump is and would be to the country samsingh Jan 2022 #46

"who she is and the fact that she's a Republican. " I also think she does not suck up to anyone mitch96 Jan 2022 #59

I hear other members of the committee speaking out all the time mcar Jan 2022 #2

Also she is seemingly a brilliant lawyer Walleye Jan 2022 #13

Exactly! mzmolly Jan 2022 #20

I'll bet her dad hates trump too. panader0 Jan 2022 #4

Her days are numbered in the GOP so she has nothing to lose, but she can make a mark in US history. TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #5

She is acting like a patriot should. TNNurse Jan 2022 #45

Excellent post, Cheney gets it, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #6

Thank you for seeing the situation with such clarity. Doodley Jan 2022 #30

She DOES get it, and the media love her outspokenness FakeNoose Jan 2022 #55

She's smart, she knows the current republiQan insanity will eventually implode into a different Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #7

The new GQP is spending a lot of money gab13by13 Jan 2022 #19

Liz Cheney has the cajones... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2022 #8

There will come a time, though, when all of them are fighting to tell the world how Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #9

She's a woman, she does not need "cajones" mcar Jan 2022 #31

Doesn't getting kicked or punched in the cajones cause excruciating pain? tenderfoot Jan 2022 #52

Some apparently think one has to have them to be intelligent mcar Jan 2022 #56

Some also think they're a sign for "TOUGHNESS" tenderfoot Jan 2022 #57

That's right mcar Jan 2022 #58

Biden should have TFG imprisoned and taken to GITMO. Dan Jan 2022 #47

She's not "more outspoken." She is just more unusual. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #10

Correct Effete Snob Jan 2022 #14

Most of Congress felt that their lives were threatened on that day. kentuck Jan 2022 #11

What makes you believe she is "more outspoken" Effete Snob Jan 2022 #12

I gave my reasons gab13by13 Jan 2022 #21

Cause she's vice-chair of the Jan. 6 Committee spanone Jan 2022 #18

Because she is being given the air time. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #23

+1 They're all helping launch her POTUS bid leftstreet Jan 2022 #44

I think it's a conscious decision on the part of the committee AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2022 #24

Ding, Ding, Ding! peggysue2 Jan 2022 #41

THIS is the point!! lastlib Jan 2022 #65

That's a huge part of it. However... GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #67

Thank you! She was more outspoken that the "chairman" of the committee..nt helpisontheway Jan 2022 #26

She says what she thinks instead of beating around the bush. Look at the doc03 Jan 2022 #27

Hmm... Mike Nelson Jan 2022 #29

No. VP is not a seperate entity of the President. Budi Jan 2022 #51

Well... Mike Nelson Jan 2022 #69

Agree. Watching her question Kavanaugh was purely Sen Kamala Harris's strength Budi Jan 2022 #70

If it's true, it's because Dems criticizing TFG are just accused of being haters elias7 Jan 2022 #32

I believe it's just the GOP having it all ways as they always tend to do.... Chakaconcarne Jan 2022 #33

Because she is getting press ismnotwasm Jan 2022 #36

and getting press works azureblue Jan 2022 #40

Liz is more effective in attcking traitortrump - than anyone else! empedocles Jan 2022 #37

a very good question azureblue Jan 2022 #38

Positioning herself to preside over the remants of the repub party... Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #43

I appreciate her efforts to de-throne TFG, but holy hell re policy she is her father reincarnated. Tommymac Jan 2022 #50

Pretty much agree with that... Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #72

Liz is doing this because: Botany Jan 2022 #48

MSMedia doesn't allow those who warn about Trump on their TV shows. Budi Jan 2022 #49

Democrats by nature don't want to politicize everything, they rely on the consent of the governed bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #53

Well, corporate media tends to ignore anything the left says about the flushed turd. nt yaesu Jan 2022 #61

She's not. It's OPTICS. dchill Jan 2022 #63

Exactly. It's a man bites dog story, as opposed to a dog bites man story. Silent3 Jan 2022 #71

Another big question is what Merrick Garland's legacy will be in history. Jon King Jan 2022 #64