Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Put Patriotism Over Politics
The only two Republican members of the Jan. 6 committee sacrificed their careers but will be vindicated by history.
They chose country over career.
Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty Images North America“Thank you for your service.” Most Americans use the phrase when they see a member of the military at the airport or in the supermarket. We should also now use it whenever we see Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
Not only did their presence on the Jan. 6 committee, which delivered historic criminal referrals of a former president this week and releases its final report today, create a truly bipartisan panel. They also demonstrated a sense of integrity and self-sacrifice — both Republican House members surrendered their seats and likely any hope they might have had of ever seeking higher office — rarely seen in politics.