NEW: my look at Liz Cheney, who allies and rivals say has her eye on becoming the first GOP woman Speaker.
Some news in here: she has changed her stance on gay marriage and considers the issue settled after she & her sister publicly fought over it in 2013
politico.com/news/magazine/…
Some news in here: she has changed her stance on gay marriage and considers the issue settled after she & her sister publicly fought over it in 2013
politico.com/news/magazine/…
Many Trump supporters sneer at the idea of Cheney being the future of the party after 2016/Trump.
Asked about Liz, Don Jr. took a whack: those "elected Republicans who still endorse forever war are dinosaurs in our Party....Even if they STILL don’t realize it yet.”
Asked about Liz, Don Jr. took a whack: those "elected Republicans who still endorse forever war are dinosaurs in our Party....Even if they STILL don’t realize it yet.”
If the GOP gets shellacked Tuesday, you could see some knives out for McCarthy.
And regardless of what happens Tuesday, Cheney will run for a post in House leadership, according to a GOP official familiar with her plans.
Tellingly, the official said she hasn't decided which one
And regardless of what happens Tuesday, Cheney will run for a post in House leadership, according to a GOP official familiar with her plans.
Tellingly, the official said she hasn't decided which one
despite the country's seeming rejection of "Cheney-ism" over the past decade, Liz has become a latter-day avatar for her father's worldview.
The desire to avenge her father's legacy has become an animating force of her political life.
The desire to avenge her father's legacy has become an animating force of her political life.
political scions deals w/ it differently
They often correct/over-correct for their parents' perceived failings
JFK was tough on communism after his Dad was labelled a Nazi appeaser
W. becomes a cowboy w/ his Dad's "wimp factor"
Liz is different. little daylight b/t her and Dick
They often correct/over-correct for their parents' perceived failings
JFK was tough on communism after his Dad was labelled a Nazi appeaser
W. becomes a cowboy w/ his Dad's "wimp factor"
Liz is different. little daylight b/t her and Dick
Liz's embrace of her Dad's ideas goes way back. Her 1988 college thesis was on presidential war powers (she takes the president's side)
Also like her Dad, she can be wary of the press. She declined to let Colorado College release the thesis. We got it anyway (but took some work!)
Also like her Dad, she can be wary of the press. She declined to let Colorado College release the thesis. We got it anyway (but took some work!)
One other bit: Liz has been uncomfortable talking about being the highest-ranking woman or sexism.
When the NYT did portraits of the 131 women in Congress in 2019, Cheney was the sole female member who declined to participate.
When the NYT did portraits of the 131 women in Congress in 2019, Cheney was the sole female member who declined to participate.
Liz likes to play down her disagreements w/ Trump but the truth is that Cheney and her father are not fans of Trump or “Trumpism.”
Read her 2015 book (co-published with her Dad) and the acknowledgements is a who's who of neverTrump: Max Boot, Jennifer Rubin, Bill Kristol, etc.
Read her 2015 book (co-published with her Dad) and the acknowledgements is a who's who of neverTrump: Max Boot, Jennifer Rubin, Bill Kristol, etc.
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