Nobody with a shred of honesty can deny that Cheney’s concerns are serious, legitimate, and reasonable, even if some may ultimately disagree with her conclusions. Repeat: nobody. And nobody can deny her beliefs and determinations are entirely sincere.

Cheney has stayed true to those determinations while knowing her stance was likely to cause her to lose her job. She has stayed true despite ostracism from peers she once counted as friends, despite 18 months of sheer calumny from Trumpist media outlets, and, yes, despite so many death threats that she hasn’t been able to campaign much in person in Wyoming.

The congresswoman’s stance is the epitome of political courage. It is exactly the sort of stalwart obeisance to principle we all say we want politicians to display. Yet when Cheney, with her stellar record of conservative achievement, stands on principle, most of the so-called conservative political world treats her like Public Enemy No. 1.

The hypocrisy of those so-called conservatives is boundless. Even those who disagree with her conclusions about the Capitol riot should respect them while valuing her other conservative advocacy and success. The opposition to her is shameful. Cheney overwhelmingly merits reelection.