EXCLUSIVE: Cheney's daughter weighs political bid

The Washington Times ^ | July 14, 2009 | Joseph Weber

[Scanian]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, who has emerged as a fierce critic of President Obama's foreign and national security policies, said Monday that she is seriously considering a run for political office.

"It's something I very well may do," Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney told The Washington Times' "America's Morning News" radio show.

Ms. Cheney, 42, a lawyer and State Department appointee who worked on the 2008 Republican presidential campaign, has attracted national attention as a chief defender of the George W. Bush administration's policies -strongly endorsed by her father - on enhanced interrogation methods.

Ms. Cheney said calls for a congressional probe into reports that her father ordered the CIA to hide information from Congress appear to be an attempt by Capitol Hill Democrats to give political cover to embattled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, has faced withering Republican criticism since accusing the CIA in May of lying to her about the enhanced interrogation program, which critics have called torture.

Republicans have demanded that Mrs. Pelosi either produce supporting evidence or apologize. The speaker has refused to revisit the issue, and some liberal Democrats say revelations last week of more undisclosed covert operations give the speaker's charges new credibility.

"It gets more and more appalling every day," Ms. Cheney said. "I think they're very worried about Speaker Pelosi."

Ms. Cheney also has taken issue with Mr. Obama's foreign policy stance that, she said, undermines the U.S. stature in the world and emboldens the nation's enemies.

Her newfound role as an outspoken critic of the Obama administration has led Republicans to consider her a strong candidate for national political office.

[Ann Archy]

You can’t be THAT thick!

[drubyfive]

More testicle talk on Free Republic.

[Ann Archy]

if you don’t like it....leave ....go back to DU.

[Wallace T.]

Elizabeth Cheney is probably better off, like her father, in behind the scenes roles. For one thing, she would have to find a district from which to run, as she has spent most of her life in the DC area, which is notoriously liberal.

[drubyfive]

Conservative women can be strong without “growing a set.” That turns our candidates into junior men. We should promote their female qualities that make them tough, smart and principled.

I don’t want women with balls and I don’t appreciate the balls metaphor that runs rampant on FR.

[MinuteGal]

Ditto what you say.

If we freeperettes posted that some male politician should grow a set of ovaries, imagine the reaction.

Leni

[Ann Archy]

Good grief! Are you a man or a mouse?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Too many of the “men” of the GOP already have.