Saturday, July 8, 2023

Liz Cheney has it right

 

Republicans don't like Liz Cheney, by and large. Some Republicans with morals and rectitude like her and respect her, but there are very few of those (especially in politics).  When the Wyoming Republican party kicked her out for basically doing the right thing, it was an excellent demonstration of the problem.

So when Liz Cheney assesses her party's problems, she's a truth-teller.

Liz Cheney on what’s wrong with politics: ‘We’re electing idiots’

OK, so she wasn't singling out the Republicans for this problem. But I think current events, and the current crop of idiots in Congress, demonstrate which party has the bigger infestation of idiots. 

"That prompted [moderator of the discussion] Rubenstein to ask whether Cheney would run for president as an independent next year if presented with polling data showing such a bid would damage Trump.

“Look, I think that the country right now faces hugely challenging and fundamentally important issues,” Cheney responded. “And what we’ve done in our politics is create a situation where we’re electing idiots.”

After laughter from the audience subsided, she continued: “And so, I don’t look at it through the lens of, is this what I should do or what I shouldn’t do. I look at it through the lens of, how do we elect serious people? And I think electing serious people can’t be partisan.”

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