Posted on 03/08/2010 10:14:45 AM PST by Schnucki
The daughter of the former US Vice President, Dick Cheney, is considering running for office after emerging as a leading critic of Barack Obama.
Liz Cheney, a mother of five children, has become one of the sharpest and most outspoken critics of the new White House and has needled the Obama administration for failing to protect the nation against terrorism, and mollycoddling terror suspects while pursuing government lawyers who approved water-boarding, a method of inquisition she approves of. She called the president's Nobel Peace prize a "farce".
Pushed by friends and family, Ms Cheney is now reportedly contemplating a run for office herself either in Virginia, where she was raised, or in Wyoming, her parents' home state.
A former senior state department official on the Middle East, the 43-year-old has already attracted favourable comparisons with as a more substantive version of Sarah Palin, another conservative working mother.
"She's likely to seek office," was the judgment of Karl Rove, the former chief adviser to George W Bush.
"I'd love to see her run for office someday," said her father, 69, recently. "I think she's got a lot to offer, and it's been a great career for me, and if she has the interest, and I think she does, then I would like to see her embark upon a career in politics."
In 40 television appearances in the past year, Ms Cheney has robustly defended her father against criticism that he was the sinister force behind war on terror policies that subverted the norms of American justice, arguing that he and Mr Bush did nothing illegal and kept the country safe after 9/11.
Alan Simpson, a former Wyoming senator and old friend of the Cheneys, told New York magazine: "They were hurt, Liz especially. There's always the feeling of the unfairness of
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Looks like she may have Rove experience behind her!
Run Liz, run!!!
Sure beats the pants off McLame’s daughter...like totally!
This is great news. This woman is very smart, and does NOT back down from the enemy. Godspeed Liz Cheny!!
Go for it, Liz...
Woo Hoo! Palin/Cheney!
Liz Cheney would be an asset in any office she pursued!
You are absolutely correct.
If she supports gay marriage, gays in the military and sodomy like the McCains and her parents then I cannot support her.
But not Virginia..far better off in Wyoming..
Me either - anyone know her position on these things?
She reminds me of her mother. If you remember the days of Crossfire on CNN her mother was often the voice from the right and she was a fierce debater who made liberals (voice from the left) look like idiots.
Yes!!! Liz, we need you! The timing could not be better.
It’s the Era of Girl Power:
Palin, Cheney, Bachmann . . .
I’m a big fan of Liz, and I think if not 2012, she will definitely be a force in 2016 for POTUS.
Dick Chaney in Drag.
She could probably beat Jim Webb for Senate in 2012, but I have also heard that George Allen wants a re-match.
Who would be the stronger candidate? I prefer Liz Cheney.
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