Liz Cheney

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'''Elizabeth Lynne "Liz" Cheney''' {{lived|1966}} is a daughter of [[Dick Cheney]]. She has held some positions within the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] in the State Department. No, she's ''not'' the [[lesbian]] one.<ref>{{wpa|Mary Cheney}}</ref>

In January 2010, she followed in her father's august footsteps by taking a "Waaah, we're all going to die!" approach to the foreign policy of the 44<sup>th</sup> president [[Barack Obama]], ''to wit'':

{{cquote|President Obama has weakened American security by treating [[Terrorism|terror]] as a law enforcement matter,<ref group=note>Terrorism shouldn't be a law enforcement matter, apparently.</ref> refusing to use every tool at his disposal to prevent attacks, and taking his eye off the ball.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6950971/The-most-influential-US-conservatives-100-81.html The most influential US conservatives: 100-81] by Toby Harnden (11 January 2010 • 1:30pm) ''The Telegraph''. See number 95.</ref>}}

In plain English, this means that she disliked Obama's policy against [[Torture|torturing]] prisoners and his failure to invade [[Iran]] or nuke [[North Korea]].

She thought the fact that then-Attorney General Eric Holder employed some lawyers who gave trials for terrorists at the Justice Department was absolutely treasonous.<ref>[https://archive.is/Zs7Xl Liz Cheney: Parody Becomes Reality] by Ed Brayton (March 9, 2010) ''Dispatches from the Creation Wars, Science Blogs'' (archived from 8 May 2015 15:34:08 UTC).</ref> Even some [[conservatives]] called her out for that one.<ref>[https://archive.is/MEsKF Conservative Legal Scholars Blast Cheney] by Ed Brayton (March 10, 2010) ''Dispatches from the Creation Wars, Science Blogs'' (archived from 8 May 2015 15:34:07 UTC).</ref>

She was the co-founder and co-chair of the now-defunct [[wingnut]] [[fear-mongering]] group "Keep America Safe,"<ref>[http://balkin.blogspot.com/2010/03/have-you-no-sense-of-decency.html Have You No Sense of Decency?] by David Luban  (March 06, 2010) ''Balkin.com''.</ref> along with [[Bill Kristol]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130303105222/http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id=215 Board Members] ''Keep America Safe'' (archived from March 3, 2013).</ref>

==Failed Senate run==
In July 2013, Cheney announced that she would be running for a seat in the U.S. Senate in [[Wyoming]] in 2014. As scary as the thought of another Cheney being in Washington is, she ran into several major problems. The most obvious one is that she was born in [[Wisconsin]] [[Carpetbagger|and never lived in Wyoming till late 2012]], although she claimed that she didn't move for political gain.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130821161854/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/liz-cheney-challenge-us-sen-mike-enzi-wyo Liz Cheney: Time for 'new generation' in US Senate] by Mead Gruver & Ben Neary (July 16 9:20 PM EDT) ''Associated Press (archived from August 11, 2013).</ref> While Wyoming is about as [[Red state| solid red]] as states come, her opponent in the primary was Mike Enzi, a three-term incumbent with an extremely conservative voting record behind him.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/558/mike-enzi#.UpPKbyfgct0 Mike Enzi's Voting Records] ''Vote Smart''.</ref>

This predictably led to her doing poorly in early polls.<ref>[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/07/uphill-battle-for-cheney-in-wyoming.html Uphill battle for Cheney in Wyoming] by Tom Jensen (July 23, 2013) ''Public Policy Polling''.</ref> In November, with calling Enzi a [[RINO]], a plainly-ridiculous assertion (and quite [[irony|ironic]] in hindsight), and her mediocre poll results, Cheney decided to try to gain support by doing something so [[evil]] that her father never attempted to directly do, come out against [[gay marriage]].<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-liz-cheney-gay-marriage-20131118,0,3604543.story#axzz2lhPdIDU3 Liz Cheney sells out gay sister for shot at U.S. Senate seat] by Robin Abcarian (Nov. 18, 2013 10:16 AM PT) ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> This led to immediate backlash from almost everybody, especially her married lesbian sister Mary Cheney, who had previously helped re-elect Bush and threw [[Mitt Romney| Mittens]], who wanted to amend the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] to ban all gay marriage, a $2,500 check back in [[2012 U.S. Presidential Election| 2012]].<ref>[http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/recently-married-lesbian-mary-cheney-donates-to-mitt-romney-campaign/ Recently Married Lesbian, Mary Cheney, Donates to Mitt Romney Campaign] by Christopher di Spirito (July 5, 2012) ''From the Left''.</ref>

In early 2014, she gave up on running for Senate to serious health issues in her family.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/05/politics/liz-cheney-senate-race/ Liz Cheney abandons Senate bid] by John King and Peter Hamby (January 6, 2014) ''CNN''.</ref> 

She ran for Congress again in 2016 as a Representative and ended up winning. Cheney had no real opponents during her race since all of the more-or-less terrible [[Republicans]] in the primary couldn't match the former Vice President's daughter's name recognition, and with Wyoming being a wingnut state that no [[Democrat]] could've stood a chance either.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/mapdata-2016/2016-election/results/map/house/wyoming/ 2016 Wyoming House Results] (12/13/16 1:57 PM ET) ''Associated Press'' via ''Politico''.</ref>

==Stopped clock==
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She has called for the resignation of [[Iowa]] Representative and hardcore [[Racism|racist]] [[Steve King]] after he said that [[white supremacy]] isn't bad.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/685494939/top-house-republican-leader-calls-on-rep-steve-king-to-resign House Overwhelmingly Condemns GOP Rep. Steve King For White Supremacy Remarks] by Susan Davis (January 15, 201911:11 AM ET) ''NPR''.</ref> Also, she was one of ten House Republicans to vote in favor of [[Donald Trump]]'s second [[impeachment]].<ref>[https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-house-republicans-capitol-d092bce6-79f7-415c-a4f1-cbf5b8e86108.html Here are the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump] by Orion Rummler (Jan 13, 2021) ''Axios''.</ref> Cheney was vice chair and one of two Republican members of the {{wpl|United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack}} investigated the [[2021 U.S. coup attempt]], but in 2024 it was reported that Cheney actively prevented the investigation into the role of Ginni Thomas, wife of [[Supreme Court]] Justice [[Clarence Thomas]], in the coup attempt.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/liz-cheney-ginni-thomas-january-6-investigation Liz Cheney blocked January 6 scrutiny of Ginni Thomas, book says. Anti-Trump Republican stymied investigation of activist married to supreme court justice, says reporter David Brock] by Martin Pengelly (15 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref><ref>''Stench: The Making of the Thomas Court and the Unmaking of America'' by David Brock (2024) Knopf. ISBN 0593802144.</ref>

However, Cheney's opposition to Trump's criminality had a cost in the deep-red state of Wyoming, and in 2022, she lost her re-election bid in the Republican primary to the Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman by a landslide.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/us/politics/harriet-hageman-liz-cheney-wyoming.html Liz Cheney Is Defeated by Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman in Wyoming] by Johnathan Martin (16 August 2022) ''New York Times''.</ref>

In October 2022, Liz Cheney came forward to support Democratic candidate for Senate Elissa Slotkin in [[Michigan]]. This is the first known case of Liz Cheney siding with a Democrat in an election.<ref>[https://people.com/politics/liz-cheney-endorses-democrat-elissa-slotkin-michigan-house-race/ Republican Rep. Liz Cheney Wades into Michigan Congressional Race — by Endorsing Her First Democrat] by Virginia Chamlee (27 October 2022) ''People''.</ref> In November 2022 Liz Cheney endorsed a second Democrat candidate named Tim Ryan over [[J. D. Vance]] in the 2022 Ohio Senate race.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/02/liz-cheney-tim-ryan-jd-vance-ohio-senate-midterms Liz Cheney backs second Democrat, picking Ryan over Vance for Ohio Senate] by Martin Pengelly (2 November 2022) ''The Guardian''.</ref>

In early September 2024, Cheney endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for president over [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/liz-cheney-voting-kamala-harris/index.html Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president] by Jamie Gangel, Rashard Rose & Piper Hudspeth Blackburn (2024 September 5) ''CNN''.</ref>

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