House colleagues’ campaign against Liz Cheney just raises her stature

Far too many House Republicans have forfeited judgment and decency regarding Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.

In a move surely unprecedented in the history of Congress, more than 100 GOP congressmen have joined as hosts for a fundraiser against one of their own colleagues. It is rare indeed when even a single sitting member openly helps defeat an incumbent of his own party — and even then, it usually would involve some close bond of family or friendship with the colleague’s challenger or perhaps a severe ethical violation by the colleague being opposed.