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Ms Wendy Kroy's avatar

How about we just hold her responsible for her crap political decisions?

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roberteye's avatar

I didn't know about the love pat to McConnell. $$$? McConnell (or was it Ms. Lindsey?) cited Manchin and Sinema early, unsolicited objections to ending the filibuster, giving him confidence. And the Arizona "audit" MAGAts have any D squarely in their sights, so she's as delusional as a common Mary Landrieu. "If self preservation is an instinct you possess, you'll kill that filibuster and pass HR1" - Mr. White in Pulp Fiction.

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Christian O'Bummer's avatar

Can't take the Fallout? Is this Manchin a gamer?!https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Christian O'Bummer's avatar

Sure. It's to Hillary's credit that she actually showed up, I am certain that during all the House subpoenas that the former guy's stooges just flat-out ignored, she was like, 'I could have just not shown up?!"

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Wheels of Ire's avatar

Ugh. I contributed a tiny amount to her first campaign for the Senate. That will never fucking happen again.

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Stephen Robinson's avatar

Sinema would never survive as a Republican. The “moderates” are already getting chased out. She also voted to remove Trump from office twice. The Democrats who have switched parties so far (Vernon Jones and Jefferson Van Drew) did so on overtly pro-Trump platforms. That’s all Trump cares about.

Sinema is bluntly put a useful idiot. She never attacks Republicans directly, instead preaching kumbaya bipartisanship, and she blocks Democratic progress. Keep in mind that we’re not talking about Mark Kelly, who just beat McSally (a Republican incumbent) and who is directly connected to gun safety laws through his wife (the Giffords organization).

Consider how radical the Arizona GOP has become: It has censured Cindy McCain (someone who could probably have beaten Kelly or Sinema). Sinema wants to straddle the line, not make a scene, and that’s not what the GOP wants. They want people screaming about Biden’s “dementia” on Fox News and trolling the libs on Twitter.

What’s tragic is that despite their voting records, Kinzinger and Cheney are directly calling out the GOP and its leadership in ways that Sinema refuses.

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GoodToGoFreeWilly's avatar

I'm very concerned she is intending to cross the aisle, tip the Senate majority, and is holding out for the right incentive. As a bi-sexual woman would worked with the GOP to sell out her LGBTQ supporters, I wouldn't put it past her.

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Nalano635's avatar

Oh they've been saying things.

Mostly "False flag BLM Antifa!!1!" but some of those were words

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Grimscribe's avatar

Yes.

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popebuck1's avatar

Yuck. The height of tourist season in Paris is always the WORST.

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Doug Langley's avatar

If I understand it correctly, the Constitution doesn't even mention political parties at all. The Senate is just supposed to be smart guys making informed decisions. Even when parties dominated, you would see cross-over votes. Only in the past decade or two has things become so intractable.

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Doug Langley's avatar

Occam's Razor. They're probably publicity hounds.

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Doug Langley's avatar

Technically, we've already had a kind of investigation: Trump's second impeachment. The House drew up a thorough case of what Agent Orange had done.

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Gary_Seven's avatar

IMO this could be cover for them allowing reconciliation to pass American Jobs and Family plans.

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Bageled Mind Virus's avatar

political Kabuki is so exhausting.

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Fear,  Apprehension, and Anger's avatar

Or one of the Dumb and Dumber guys.

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