Liz Cheney is a conservative. She supported Trump during his term in office. She is opposed to abortion. But, unlike other conservatives, she was outraged by what Trump did on January 6, 2021. She was outraged that he refused to accept his loss and the peaceful transfer of power. She was so outraged that she agreed to co-chair the January 6 Commission.
And now she has announced that she will vote for Kamala Harris. Trump has threatened to prosecute her for treason if he regains office. She is not afraid of Trump. She is, she said in this interview with ABC News, afraid for her country.
She sacrificed her career and stood on principle. Her principle is the dominance of the Constitution and the rule of law.
She is a profile in courage.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Hopefully her PAC will target Josh Hawley.
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This news was welcome, but the news that her father, Dick Cheney, who I have tended to consider as the Darth Vader of American politics, has also announced that he will vote for Vice President Harris, took me quite by surprise.
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Dick Cheney stood by his daughter. Where are the other older generation of Republicans, the ones who abhor Trump’s vulgarity, despise his repudiation of multilateralism?
My guess is that W. wants to protect the political viability of his sons and grandsons and nephews, who do not want to alienate the MAGA base.
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Sorry for being out of the loop… Who is “W.”?
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Like Biden Liz Cheney puts love of country above partisanship or personal power. Many thanks to other Republicans that can set aside policies in favor of what is best for the nation.
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This is to ECE Professional,”Who is W?”
Former President George W. Bush, who is commonly referred to as “W.” (Some have/still call him “Dubyah.”
(Not to be confused w/Bush’s father, the earlier President George H.W. Bush.)
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Nice piece!!
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If her last name wasn’t Cheney, nobody’d pay any attention to anything she’s ever had to say. After time spent in Congress, even her Wyoming constituents grew tired of her policy views and voted to replace her. Her father is one of the most despised human beings on the planet–for good reasons. It doesn’t take courage to speak in defense of weapons manufacturers, defense contractors, and NATO.
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James,
The people of Wyoming replaced Liz Cheney with a woman who held exactly the same policy views but bowed down to Trump. Liz Cheney was not voted out because her “constituents grew tired of her policy views,” but because she stood up to Trump.
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Here is another profile in courage. This is one of the most heart-breaking and amazing speeches by the father of the 11 year old boy who was killed in a school bus crash involving an illegal immigrant in Springfield, OH:
This is being reported many places, but this is from The Daily Beast:
“Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son’s Death
‘MORALLY BANKRUPT’
The father of an Ohio boy who died in a bus crash involving a Haitian immigrant called on Donald Trump and JD Vance to stop using his son’s name to demonize immigrants.”
I will try to post the link and video, but it’s easy to google.
From the article:
“The father of an 11-year-old boy who was killed when a Haitian immigrant crashed a minivan into a school bus has demanded that “morally bankrupt” JD Vance and Donald Trump stop using his son’s name to push their anti-immigration agenda.
Barely an hour before Trump got on the national stage to parrot the false, right-wing claim that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating people’s pets, Nathan Clark went before the Springfield City Commission to tell politicians like Vance and Trump to stop using his son as “a political tool.”
“This needs to stop now,” Clark said. “They can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants, the border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members.
“However, they are not allowed, nor have they ever been allowed, to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield, Ohio.”
Aiden Clark was killed when Hermanio Joseph, a Haitian immigrant with a valid driver’s license, drove a minivan into his school bus last year. Vance, who has had Springfield, Ohio and its large Haitian population in his sights since Trump tapped him as his vice-presidential pick, has repeatedly invoked the Clark family’s tragedy, most recently referring to Aiden as “a child who was murdered by a Haitian migrant.”
Nathan Clark emphasized on Tuesday that his son “was not murdered,” but was “accidentally killed” in a tragedy that has been “felt all over this community, this state and even the nation.” With his wife next to him, he begged for “the incessant group of hate-spewing people” to leave his family alone.
“The last thing we need is to have the worst day of our lives violently and constantly shoved in our faces,” he said. “But even that’s not good enough for them. They take it one step further. They make it seem like our wonderful Aiden appreciates your hate, that we should follow their hate.”
Nathan Clark also called out Bernie Moreno, the Ohio Republican nominee for Senate; and Representative Chip Roy of Texas, for using Aiden as a “political tool.” He beseeched those listening to his public comment to “stop the hate” and live like Aiden, a passionate gardener who used to research different cultures to better connect with others in his community.
“One of the worst feelings in the world is to not be able to protect your child. Even worse, we can’t even protect his memory when he’s gone,” Nathan Clark said.
“I said to Aidan that I would try to make a difference in his honor. This is it.”
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NYCPSP,
I saw that article and was very impressed by the father who demanded that the politicians leave his son’s name out of their campaigns,
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I was just about to post precisely this. What a terrible path these two remarkable parents have had to trod.
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^^^https://www.thedailybeast.com/nathan-clark-father-of-aidan-clark-who-was-killed-in-ohio-slams-jd-vance-and-donald-trump
This is a link to an article I mentioned in a comment that is being held up for moderation.
This dad is a profile in courage.
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The father is on MSNBC right now
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