Kyrsten Sinema doesn’t care one bit if she wins re-election, according to a new book.

“I can go on any board I want to. I can be a college president. I can do anything,” she said.

Sinema told Romney said she saved the filibuster and the Senate and that’s “good enough for me.”

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    doesn’t care one bit if she wins re-election

    = Fuck you

    “I can go on any board I want to.”

    = I got mine

    What a lovely sentiment from a public servant.

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    This asshole cares more about her post-Senate media career than doing the right thing by her constituents.

    Everyone saw her cute little thumbs-down to paying people a living wage; she shouldn’t earn one either. Unfortunately the corporate media loves “moderates” like Sinema, so I guarantee she’ll get a cozy gig from MSNBC or FOX.

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      In the interests fairness sinema wasn’t directly quoted saying this. From the article:

      According to reporter McKay Coppins’s new book, “Romney: A Reckoning,” Sinema once told Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah that she could “do anything” once she’s out of office and feels that what she’s done in the Senate is “good enough.”

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        So the “quote” in the title isn’t even hers, but a paraphrasing in first person? That’s grade A bullshit.

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    funny when terrible people put it in writing themselves. it would be more funny if she didnt fuck over a ton of people in the process

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      Her and manchin publicly argue that getting rid of the filibuster would allow republicans to gut the social safety net when/if they take control of government. I think that’s a bad argument though because there’s always another election and if Republicans did do that then votes could put Democrats back in power to restore and/or improve everything.

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        I guess we could flip flop on stuff like that but the folks screwed over during the interim are going to have a really bad time.

        Of course that’s also assuming some Democrats aren’t convinced (💰) to go along and we never get these program back. And if we do then we lose them again when the Republicans manage to up their voter suppression & gerrymandering game.

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          We’re at a point where nothing gets accomplished at all. This graph illustrates how common it is to obstruct legislation, appointments, etc now.

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        if Republicans did do that then votes could put Democrats back in power to restore and/or improve everything.

        Except it takes a lot more time, effort and money to rebuild something than it does to destroy it.

        As the Bigen administration is currently experiencing.

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          That’s true. I guess that I think it’s worth the risk. The filibuster has basically brought to a halt any major legislation on a variety of matters. I think not doing anything could be worse.

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    So she connived her way into power purely for the clout and opportunities it would give her, I guess that’s pretty par for the course.