In 2013, Liz Cheney excoriated then president Obama for the sin of expanding the reach of healthcare to many middle class Americans. Since her election to Congress in 2016, she voted with the former guy 93% of the time. Yet here she stands, bloodied but unbowed after losing her primary election by more than 30 points to a former never Trumper who drank the Kool-Aid and embraced the big lie.
What does it say about politics in 2022 that Cheney is now the darling of many on the left? I would hazard a guess it says a lot more about the state of the Republican party than anything else. Liz hasn't changed, but the party of Lincoln has morphed into the party of Victor Orban, leaving Cheney's political identity far to the left of many of her Congressional colleagues.
She is now free from the strictures of Congress and will have the backing of those who believe the Republican party of conservative ideas as opposed to its present status as a cult worshipping a failed former president. She will be a formidable thorn in tRump's side, especially if she runs for president in 2024. While I could never agree with most of her policies, I can respect her for her dedication to democracy.
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