I kind of like Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming. He’s a conservative Republican, and I think many of his votes have been unconscionable. He’s gone along for the ride with all the obstruction of the Obama presidency. But I like how he conducts himself. I like his low-key manner. I like how he runs a committee hearing when he is in the majority and how he operates when he is in the minority. He seems like a straight-shooter who is much more interested in legislating that he is in running his mouth. But, that also means about the only way to make Sen. Enzi interesting and newsworthy is for Dick Cheney’s daughter to challenge him in a primary.
I have to echo this gentleman’s observations:
Cheney is fighting for the same voters who have sent Enzi to the Senate three times. In the Senate, he has voted with Republicans more than 90 percent of the time in the past 10 years. While he’s shown willingness to compromise, that’s not necessarily a death knell in Wyoming, unlike in some other red states.
“Ms. Cheney, when she started out, criticized [Enzi] for being willing to compromise with the Democrats,” Republican state Sen. Charles Scott said. “A lot of people out here thought, ‘Jeez, the problem with Washington is they won’t compromise when they need to.’”
I don’t know how a normal human being can look at Congress and think that what we need is less compromise. It’s comforting to know that, at least in Wyoming, there are some Republican folks who put a higher value on Mike Enzi’s style than Liz Cheney’s.
Old school Western Republican, like his constituents. Extremely conservative but doesn’t have an inherent, ancestral animus for the Federal government (like his Southern counterparts). In fact, most Westerners like Enzi recognize on some level that their states wouldn’t exist without past and present federal assistance.
That’s a big reason why the Tea Party leaders are almost all oriented in the South: Cruz (TX), Paul (KY), DeMint (SC). Some like Bachmann (MN), Huelskamp (KS) are from the Midwest. And there are a couple Far Westerners like Lee (UT) and of course Palin. But Tea Partyism is not native to the Far West and won’t be a good fit there long term.
“Ms. Cheney, when she started out, criticized [Enzi] for being willing to compromise with the Democrats,” Republican state Sen. Charles Scott said. “A lot of people out here thought, `Jeez, the problem with Washington is they won’t compromise when they need to.'”
LOL!!! Another elected official blathering on about compromise? That’s easy for Sen. Scott to say. What compromises does he suggest? Does he care about anything other than guns, oil and keeping the national parks out there open?
I don’t know how a normal human being can look at Congress and think that what we need is less compromise.
Depending on what is being compromised on.
I’d rather SS stay how it is than be cut, which would be the compromise.
Re SS, you should read http://bonddad.blogspot.com/
The currently top post entitled “Keeping the Social Security Trust Fund solvent forever is even easier than I thought”
Speaking of which, didn’t Brian Schweitzer say on talk shows yesterday that he’s going to visit all of the Iowa counties? read that at the orange place.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/24/1258024/-Schweister-is-running-for-President
Enzi’s bloodlines have to be much better than Cheney’s too.
I mean…really!!!
This looks like a scene out of some kind of political/vampire thriller. The powerful older vampire is defending his younger creature from someone holding a cross.
Nasty.
Bet on it.
AG
Liz’s problems are 1) taking campaign tips for WY from daddy and 2) taking style tips from mommy. Both are thirty years beyond the use by dates.
It’s one thing to take the voters in WY for granted when one’s ties to the state are as loose as Cheney’s have been for four decades. It’s another to assume that can be passed down to a kid who has practically no ties to the state. WY isn’t like NY that on occasion accepts a big name carpetbagger for Senator.
She would have created more buzz and interest if she’d hired Palin for her stylist.
“I don’t know how a normal human being can look at Congress and think that what we need is less compromise.”
In our system, you need compromise in order for the government to function, If you don’t want the goverment to function, you want less compromise.
Seems fairly straightforward to me.
Besides, who says we’re talking about normal human beings here?
I put Liz Cheney is the same class of “family politician” as this lady. The comparison is apt on so many levels!