"Fellow Americans, America is diseased. But I, Kyrsten Sinema (Imperturbably Seated at the Exact Midpoint Between The Aisles-Ariz.) have figured out the problem, and I have also identified a solution.
"Things seem very divided. Issues that did not used to be partisan issues, such as “Is this person qualified to be a Supreme Court justice?” and “Voting?” have become so. Everything is very, very bad, worse than ever.
"But I realized what we need to do! Listen.
"Listening is the answer. [snip]
"It is easy to talk (why the filibuster is so great!). But it is harder
to listen. We have got to listen to what voters want. I know that one
way of hearing what voters want might be 'allowing them to express
themselves by voting.' But I think listening would be better." -- Alexandra Petri, expertly satirizing the inane rationales of the flake from Arizona for placing a higher value on a Jim Crow Senate rule than the right to vote for millions of Americans. Check out the full piece.
Then, there's this --
MORE: Sinema has told the White House about a possible floor speech, per Senate source, adding "Sinema is having Joe Biden for lunch." https://t.co/gKPflKBoV2
— Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) January 13, 2022
Someday in the not too distant future, it's our fervent wish that President Biden return the favor and have the flake for lunch (not to mention her partner in infamy Maserati Manchin).
