Liz Cheney Says No to Running for Office, For Now

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Dick Cheney fans, don't hold your breath over rumors that daughter Liz Cheney, her dad's most outspoken defender, has near-term plans to run for the House or Senate. While a passionate advocate for democracy in developing nations, she's busy now raising her kids and helping the former vice president write his memoirs covering 40 years in public life, among other missions. But Liz, 42, is not closing the door to a House or Senate bid in Virginia. "She spent her life around politics. She is not ruling it out," says a very close friend.

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