If you were to refer to “Dick and Liz,” most people of a certain age would likely assume you were talking about the glamorous couple of Hollywood’s golden age, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. But in the spirit of the quip “My parents went to the Caribbean [or wherever], and all I got was this lousy T-shirt,” most Republicans would probably think you were referring to Dick and Liz Cheney. Now, however, to the consternation of most Republicans, both have cut off their nose to spite their face politically.
On Sept. 4, sore loser Liz Cheney endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Speaking at Duke University in swing state North Carolina, the former Wyoming Republican congresswoman said that “as a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.
” Daddy Dick Cheney, a former GOP vice president, followed suit, likewise opposing former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he averred in a written statement, adding, “As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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