A reader writes:
In fairness to Ms. Cheney, she did serve in some fairly high positions within the State Department during the Bush years, including some good old-fashioned neocon meddling with Iran which in retrospect seems to have made things much worse. As is the case with much of the current Republican party, her celebrity is not due to competence. However, her positions within the Bush Administration can reasonably be claimed as sufficient experience to discuss issues on foreign affairs.
Now, she certainly got that experience by pure nepotism, and I don't think she has ever expressed an opinion that wasn't shared with her father. Her current relevance is due to the abhorrent fondness of the American right for the military state Cheney tried to create, along with the fact that Republicans have been shameful cowards regarding the threat of terrorism. This has made her a big name in conservative circles, which has in turn led her to show up all over the Sunday talk shows.
This I know. But why Liz Cheney rather than, say, Condi Rice whom she worked for? Or congresswoman Jane Harman, who actually knows intelligence issues? Or a journalist whose job is to find things out rather than propagate pure propaganda?
The Dish 