Luke Skywalker sprang from the loins of Darth Vader; Liz Cheney sprang from the loins of Dr. Evil. How does one explain this?
Cheney is a thorough-going conservative AND Republican, yet she has TOTALLY separated herself from the party yet remained thoroughly in the conservative camp.
So we Liberals can applaud her integrity, stalwartness, principled stance, her courage and her honesty, and yet wonder at her.