Sen. Kirsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) traded compliments with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday, raising fresh questions about her political future.
Speaking at an event sponsored by McConnell’s foundation, Sinema gushed about her relationship with the man despised by most Democrats as the most prominent roadblock to their domestic agenda.
“Sen. McConnell and I have forged a friendship, one that is rooted in our commonalities, including our pragmatic approach to legislating, our respect for the Senate as an institution,” Sinema said.
McConnell was equally unstinting in his praise for Sinema, a first-term moderate.
“She is, today, what we have too few of in the Democratic Party: a genuine moderate and a deal-maker,” he said, adding that Sinema is “the most effective first-term senator” he’s ever seen.
The cross-the-aisle love fest raises fresh questions about Sinema’s political future.
The first-term lawmaker is the most prominent moderate Democrat in the Senate along with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and has helped maintain the filibuster that prevents most legislation from passing without a super-majority of 60 votes.
Sinema represents a fast-changing battleground state in Arizona, making her a prime target for a primary challenge when she faces reelection in 2024.
Sinema’s sky-high disapproval ratings, particularly among Democrats, have sparked some speculation that she could switch parties or perhaps declare herself an independent, even though she has vehemently denied it. Either move could have seismic repercussions in the evenly divided Senate.
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At best, she would be a RINO if the Democrats drive her out of their party. But it may happen now that Manchin sold his soul to Chuck Schumer for a pipeline Democrats won’t approve.
YEa, we’ve seen far too many times of these “Dem lites”, appear to be more akin to republicans, till they get their palms greased, then its BACK to corruption as normal.
IS REPUBLICAM, Mitch McConnel a ” RINO REPUBLICAN.?
THE NEW AMERICAN
“…Per Schweizer, this is the “strategy” communist China uses around the world. “They seek out political elites and give them commercial deals,” he said, adding that the McConnells are “wedded to the Chinese. They don’t want to anger the Chinese because they could destroy their families financially….” Quoted Material Taken from: New American Article.
There’s days i honestly believe that he has ALWAYS been a Rino.
ltuser on 12:06 am September 28, 2022 at 12:06 am
There’s days i honestly believe that he has ALWAYS been a Rino.
John Adams once said,” Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery of party, faction, and division of society.”
“… i honestly believe that he has ALWAYS been a Rino.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is married to a Chinese woman whose father is tied in with the communist Chinese government.
SO it seems my comment was spot on
When we think or say certain words like, elusive, subterfuge, deviousness, do we automatically know that we’re thinking about the democrat elite or perhaps ” RINO, ” Republicans like Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)