Twelve years ago, this is what Senator Kyrsten Sinema had to say about the important political act of cooperation to achieve progress: “When we let go of our attachment to specific outcomes and instead focus on our shared values, we can think creatively about solutions to the many problems we face today. Articulating our interests, rather than our positions, creates the space for each of us to consider new alternatives, new options, and new ways to reach our collective goal.”
Maureen Dowd calls Sinema's behavior "riddlesome" and " disquieting" ( NYT, 10/3/21, Sinema Stars in Her Own Film.) Your take of Sinema's "creation story" makes her seem much more dangerous. The Manchin-Sinema duo is interesting though ("Manchinema" "Sinemanch").....sometimes looking like a staid Dad and his acting out teen-age daughter. The flamboyance of her attention grabbing optics ( hair, dress, inarticulateness, mysterious silences, disappearing into her "room") are cover for her unmoored inexperience. However I also think that they are carefully calculated to be a daily, in your face, reminder to her more conventional colleagues that, in her mind, part of speeding up the revolution is to bust up their stodgy senatorial image and linear thinking. In this critical moment e need real teen-agers like Greta but not so much the 40 yr old + ones. (IMHO)
This was very informative and explains a LOT. I figured her to be a narcissist, but had no idea of how she operates. Perhaps we should tweet this to Schumer and Pelosi?
Thanks for the profile. I have been puzzled by her lack of specificity, but I understand it better. I believe she'll go over to the gop in AZ for her re-election campaign. She's definitely not got all her marbles. And at age 42 she has plenty of time to destroy quite a lot. As far as Manchin is concerned - if he would listen to the people of his state he'd be voting for the package as it is laid out. But he's not listening to them. He is trying to rationalize who investing in the 99% is too expensive. It's only too expensive if you're trying to figure out how to game the tax system.
Thank you. Been having a very bad taste in my mouth for Kyrsten Simema. Now I understand why. Her reply to a report about where she is on the infrastructure bill was "I'm here. I'm in front of the elevator." That form of belligerence isn't acceptable from an elected official in my opinion.
I haven't even read this yet...but I know how good it's going to be! Just got back from the #March and I have to jot down my thoughts... but this I am foaming at the mouth for...!
Ugh. I’m wondering where Gov Kristi Noem is hiding this evening after the Piggybank of South Dakota was revealed in the Pandora “Box” Papers. Reveals a bit to me about her sudden popularity in the Trumpist party.
Local March yesterday on west coast of FL. Supposed to be close to 200 people. Over 1200 people showed up. It was amazing. Charlie Crist made his way here to speak in front of the courthouse where the March ended. A lot of estrogen fired up but there were plenty of brothers supporting bus progesterone. My fave sign of day was “Thou shalt NOT govern my body. Fallopians 10:2” Quite fitting. Turns out, it wasn’t just about abortion rights. Activists there were pretty intense. The feeling is that women and children are being perceived as early first target for the destruction of common good…especially public education. If Texas or the state of FL thinks for a second that the shenanigans with masks, vaccinations, abortion restrictions, public education are going to deter the women’s vote? They’ve got another think coming. I haven’t seen women fired up quite like that in a long, long while.
I read this piece about Sinema and thought, “What kind of garbage is she putting out?” She is NOT a practical Democrat. I can’t figure out how she got elected to any office if her message boils down to “Look at me.” People’s thinking can evolve over time. Sinema seems more like a pinball in an arcade game, pinging around ringing bells. Speed the revolution does not seem, to me, to be a recipe for political success, if the hope is to improve people’s lives. I’m glad I gave a donation to
Primary Sinema. Thanks , TC, for enlightening us about Sinema.
I dunno Tom, how I could have missed this lovely screed, but I am in with a paid subscription. I subscribe to Lucian Truscott, so I need to subscribe to you too..... See you over at Charlie's too.....
Before reading this profile, I was mystified by Sinema. Now I understand much better.
And, I'm quite happy to have tossed a few coins to the Primary Sinema PAC:
https://www.primarysinema.com
Maureen Dowd calls Sinema's behavior "riddlesome" and " disquieting" ( NYT, 10/3/21, Sinema Stars in Her Own Film.) Your take of Sinema's "creation story" makes her seem much more dangerous. The Manchin-Sinema duo is interesting though ("Manchinema" "Sinemanch").....sometimes looking like a staid Dad and his acting out teen-age daughter. The flamboyance of her attention grabbing optics ( hair, dress, inarticulateness, mysterious silences, disappearing into her "room") are cover for her unmoored inexperience. However I also think that they are carefully calculated to be a daily, in your face, reminder to her more conventional colleagues that, in her mind, part of speeding up the revolution is to bust up their stodgy senatorial image and linear thinking. In this critical moment e need real teen-agers like Greta but not so much the 40 yr old + ones. (IMHO)
This was very informative and explains a LOT. I figured her to be a narcissist, but had no idea of how she operates. Perhaps we should tweet this to Schumer and Pelosi?
Thanks for the profile. I have been puzzled by her lack of specificity, but I understand it better. I believe she'll go over to the gop in AZ for her re-election campaign. She's definitely not got all her marbles. And at age 42 she has plenty of time to destroy quite a lot. As far as Manchin is concerned - if he would listen to the people of his state he'd be voting for the package as it is laid out. But he's not listening to them. He is trying to rationalize who investing in the 99% is too expensive. It's only too expensive if you're trying to figure out how to game the tax system.
Thank you. Been having a very bad taste in my mouth for Kyrsten Simema. Now I understand why. Her reply to a report about where she is on the infrastructure bill was "I'm here. I'm in front of the elevator." That form of belligerence isn't acceptable from an elected official in my opinion.
I haven't even read this yet...but I know how good it's going to be! Just got back from the #March and I have to jot down my thoughts... but this I am foaming at the mouth for...!
Ugh. I’m wondering where Gov Kristi Noem is hiding this evening after the Piggybank of South Dakota was revealed in the Pandora “Box” Papers. Reveals a bit to me about her sudden popularity in the Trumpist party.
Local March yesterday on west coast of FL. Supposed to be close to 200 people. Over 1200 people showed up. It was amazing. Charlie Crist made his way here to speak in front of the courthouse where the March ended. A lot of estrogen fired up but there were plenty of brothers supporting bus progesterone. My fave sign of day was “Thou shalt NOT govern my body. Fallopians 10:2” Quite fitting. Turns out, it wasn’t just about abortion rights. Activists there were pretty intense. The feeling is that women and children are being perceived as early first target for the destruction of common good…especially public education. If Texas or the state of FL thinks for a second that the shenanigans with masks, vaccinations, abortion restrictions, public education are going to deter the women’s vote? They’ve got another think coming. I haven’t seen women fired up quite like that in a long, long while.
Sizzlin’ TC, on the Sinema griddle.
I read this piece about Sinema and thought, “What kind of garbage is she putting out?” She is NOT a practical Democrat. I can’t figure out how she got elected to any office if her message boils down to “Look at me.” People’s thinking can evolve over time. Sinema seems more like a pinball in an arcade game, pinging around ringing bells. Speed the revolution does not seem, to me, to be a recipe for political success, if the hope is to improve people’s lives. I’m glad I gave a donation to
Primary Sinema. Thanks , TC, for enlightening us about Sinema.
I dunno Tom, how I could have missed this lovely screed, but I am in with a paid subscription. I subscribe to Lucian Truscott, so I need to subscribe to you too..... See you over at Charlie's too.....
Do you think the two-party system is healthy? Do you think it fosters human equity? How about rational thinking and action?
Thank you for this succinct explanation. I'd not understood before, beyond the dilution of the democratic vote by Nader in 2000. Now I do.