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Liz Cheney’s Shameless Political Opportunism

Posted on Friday, May 21, 2021
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liz cheneyWhen Representative Liz Cheney was stripped of her House leadership position last week, she was treated to days of glowing mainstream media headlines hailing her as a hero for her willingness to speak out against the “big lie,” the claim that irregularities occurred in the 2020 election. The media further claimed that Cheney was a martyr, a victim of retribution after her supposedly brave impeachment vote against Donald Trump—which was in truth nothing more than an act of political grandstanding.

Otto Von Bismarck remarked that the key to success in politics is to ensure that one never believes one’s own lies. It is increasingly clear that the Left, the anti-Trumpers, and Cheney herself show every sign of believing their own lies—evidently expecting that Liz Cheney could somehow maintain her leadership position even while making it a personal mission to assail her own party.

In reality, Cheney was neither a hero nor a martyr. The media characterization of last week’s events was an almost complete fabrication of their imaginations.

The most obvious falsehood is the idea that Cheney was removed from her position for speaking out about the events of January 6th. While other Republicans have faced backlash from the conservative base after criticizing President Trump, Cheney is the only one who was removed from a leadership position because she is the only one who made this criticism her entire reason for being. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also criticized Trump in harsh terms in January, yet he has maintained his position within the caucus and the party. McConnell has since more or less moved on from the matter, unlike Cheney, who has spent recent months echoing the talking points of the left-wing media in a manner designed to inflict maximum damage on Congressional Republicans.

Neither her criticism of Trump nor her impeachment vote was the reason for Cheney’s ouster last week. Indeed, Cheney was reelected to her position by a lopsided margin of 145 to 61 on February 6th, 2021—less than a month after she voted to impeach the president. While this was arguably unwise at the time—and obviously so in retrospect—the decision to reelect Cheney to party leadership showed a remarkable tolerance of diversity by the Republican Caucus. It is hard to imagine the Democrats keeping an individual in their leadership who would break with party orthodoxy even so much as to publicly utter the phrase “only women can give birth.”

What doomed Cheney was her decision to display a trait more in common with Democrats and the modern Left, namely an unwillingness to tolerate differences of opinion in turn. Having been reelected overwhelmingly by a caucus she had broken with, she proceeded to continue to run around and suggest that nearly all of her Republican colleagues, including more than 130 Republicans who had just voted to reelect her, were unethical, immoral, and wrong.

These colleagues had just struck their necks out and risked their own careers to keep her in her House leadership position. She then used that position to stab them all in the back.

There was an additional problem. How could Cheney credibly tell voters that they should cast their ballots for Republican Congressmen and candidates who were by her own definition “cowards” in thrall to the “big lie?” Cheney was not thrown out because of her views but because she was actively undermining her own colleagues and absurdly implying that her party was a danger to the Constitution. In short, she was promoting herself at their expense. If she really felt as strongly about the issues as she claimed, she should have had the decency to step down from her leadership position in protest against her colleagues. She didn’t. Instead, she used them for fame and cheap grace from the media.

For years, the media and the Left have been casting the Cheneys as self-serving opportunists with no loyalty to anyone, willing to throw friends and even family overboard when no longer needed. Liz Cheney herself was accused of callously betraying her own sister (who is gay) by opposing same-sex marriage. If the Left had the capacity for self-reflection, they would see Cheney’s unseemly behavior as the vindication it actually is. Instead, just when they have been proven right about the Cheney clan, the media and the Left is embracing the family and suddenly turning them into exemplars of political courage. We never thought we would live to see the day.

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PaulE
PaulE
3 years ago

I expect Liz Cheney plans to either run as an Independent in 2024 for the Presidency, as the figurehead of the Never Trumper movement, or get financial backing from the Bush donors to make a run at getting the Republican nomination. Anything to splinter the Republican vote to ensure the United States keeps getting punished for NOT picking Jeb Bush as the GOP candidate against Clinton in 2016. The “it’s better to lose with dignity” crowd never went away. They just did everything in their power to try and undermine the most productive President we’ve had since Reagan. Which by the way, the establishment GOP never wanted either.

So expect to see Liz Cheney popping up every so often on CNN, MSNBC and the other Democrat propaganda networks offering up her “sage wisdom” about why she is a “true moderate” and “willing to work across the aisle with Democrats” to get things done. RINOs are consistent in that way.

Stephane
Stephane
3 years ago

Just like her dad. The rotten apple did not fall far from the tree. Specifically, the dad used his influence to get 5 billions in grants from the US, (GRANTS), to salvage the company he was in charge of. Halliburton used to charge the military $17 bucks per gallon of diesel during the Desert Storm engagement. CORRUPTION at the highest level to rip off the taxpayer. She is the same: opportunistic b.i.t.c.h. with no qualms about what to do for herself! That is FAMILY at the worst at its best!

Bernard Broderick
Bernard Broderick
3 years ago

I lived in Wyoming for 11 years and believe the citizens of that great state are hearty, strong, intelligent people. Liz was elected on her name only and I hope the state will choose a better representative in 2022. She is a huge disappointment.

Art
Art
3 years ago

Cheney’s actions and rhetoric have been vicious and well planned.I believe that it is a set up for the next election. She is the poster child for a planned campaign to come from another group of useful idiots. The ultimate situation might be that she could form her own “squad.” The ultimate “brand building” has begun.

BILL STOUT
BILL STOUT
3 years ago

When the 1st Bush shot Cheney in the face he shot the wrong one.

Bill on the Hill
Bill on the Hill
3 years ago

I say good riddance to this woman. Kevin McCarthy did one of those rare correct moves & had her voted out of the leadership position. Unfortunately, Cheney is still a congresswoman. In time I believe she will ultimately disappear into the dustbins of history, just like Dick did, but not before shooting his hunting partner on the Great White Duck Hunt!
Bill on the Hill… :~)

Destroyers
Destroyers
3 years ago

RINO in the mold of the Bushes. Islam is a religion of peace and they’re so loving. Yeah right!!! Islam is the exact opposite of Christianity.

Rich
Rich
3 years ago

Just cleaning the swamp. One politician at a time.

Hal
Hal
3 years ago

Her family surname is about the only plus I can think of as I understand her character and political savy. She is a false leader, probably only a smidgen better than Pelosi … which ain’t much of a compliment.

DanM
DanM
3 years ago

And now how about we get rid of Mitt Romney and other RINOS?

Thomas E Salagaj
Thomas E Salagaj
3 years ago

We must remember that it’s not the man but the platform that is most valuable in selecting a President. Donald J Trump’s agenda and platform were certainly the reasons why so many positive things were accomplished during his first term.

Richard
Richard
3 years ago

Cheney is carrying the flag of the Bush clan in their blood feud with Trump for undermining Jeb in the 2016 primaries. While Mitch McConnel moved on from crossing swords with Trump over the 6th of January and is positioned to mend business for the greater good of the Party and the USA, Cheney, because of her father’s legacy, is stuck and had to sacrifice her career to satisfy her patrons.

Brad
Brad
3 years ago

Why does Wyoming get to have 2 senators with its population of only 570,000, whilst California only has 2 with a population of 39,000,000?

Dennis
Dennis
3 years ago

Biggest mistake Reagan made was choosing Bush for VP. We got a RINO Republican party.

Miranda DeGroot
Miranda DeGroot
3 years ago

The old clan Republicans in not much different than the Democrats. They think they own the place (DC). They find every opportunity to cover each others backs, sadly; with lies.

Max
Max
3 years ago

Just curious, how many of you know that the Bushes and Clintons are related? (Cousins)

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