Igor Derysh at Salon takes a deep-dive look into prima donna diva Senator, Kyrsten Sinema. “Utter betrayal”: Angry activists who helped elect Kyrsten Sinema say “she has no values”: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who has perplexed the nation, once criticized the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold and urged Democrats to pass critical legislation with a … Read more
Above: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s name will live in infamy on this Supreme Court decision (see the Kagan dissent). Remember, he wants to run for U.S. Senate next year. He should never hold a political office ever again. The final two decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term today gives new urgency to passing … Read more
So our Senators get two weeks off for the July 4th holiday – nice work if you can get it. This is is supposed to be constituent work time in the state, but I do not find anything on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s website announcing a schedule of events or town halls. If she does not … Read more
From 1989 to 1995, Lawrence O’Donnell served as a legislative aide to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY). From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior advisor to Moynihan. From 1992 to 1993, he was staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, then chaired by Senator Moynihan, and from 1993 … Read more
Karoli Kuns at CrooksAndLiars blog reports, Activists Arrested Protesting Filibuster In Arizona: Arizona activists have gathered at Kyrsten Sinema’s office to send her a very strong message: Ditch the filibuster and ditch it now. Because they are outside in the Arizona desert sun marching at the building her office occupies, exercising their First Amendment rights, … Read more