It comes as a surprise to many that Dick Cheney would have many nice things to say about the Tea Party.

Cheney had this to say in  recent interview:

“I’m not a card-carrying member — I don’t think there is a card — but I have respect for what the people are doing,” Cheney said. “These are Americans. They’re loyal, they’re patriotic, they’re taxpayers and they’re fed up with what they see happening in Washington. I think it’s a normal healthy reaction, and the fact that the party is having to adjust to it is positive.”

Tea Party support is not anything new for Cheney.  In a 2011 interview with Scott Hennen, Cheney asserted that the Tea Party has been an important influence.

Cheney is viewed by many as a political insider with a sometimes less-than-conservative view.  He is not known for being particularly quiet in expressing his views.

When quizzed about Senator Ted Cruz, Cheney was not critical… but supportive of his efforts, leaving some people surprised at his support.

While the establishment moderates in the Republican party and Democrats in general would like to marginalize and demonize the Tea Party, it’s obvious that they have felt the impact of the Tea Party movement.  It does not appear that the Tea Party is going away.  Hopefully, it will continue to be effective in moving America back in the right direction.

One thing is certain; the Republican party can’t afford to ignore the Tea Party.  Neither can Dick Cheney.

His daughter, Liz Cheney is now running for US Senate in Wyoming and hopes to capture the support of the tea party to help her defeat incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.).

Cheney’s support for the Tea Party is long-standing, and now may help to elect the “new Cheney” to the US Senate.

***Gordon Howie is a nationally syndicated author, host of Liberty Today TV and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***

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