Senator Sinema to Nancy Pelosi: Break Your Word on Infrastructure, and I'm Out
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Via: vic-eldred • 3 years ago • 28 commentsBy: Charles C. W. Cooke (National Review)
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Hot on the heels of Senator Manchin's "Whoa, Nelly," Politico reports that Senator Sinema has told Joe Biden that she's aware of the game being played by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and she's having none of it:
MODS TO BIDEN: BIF NOW OR BUST — Sen. KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-Ariz.) delivered a tough message to President JOE BIDEN at a private meeting Wednesday, we're told:If the House delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote fails — she won't be backing a reconciliation bill.
Sinema is not the only moderate taking this stand. Rep. KURT SCHRADER (D-Ore.) — one of approximately 10 moderate Democratic House members playing hardball with leadership — said he and several members of their group are on the same page. Some of the lawmakers have conveyed that message up the chain to leadership and the White House. A senior Democratic aide confirmed the warnings.
"If they delay the vote — or it goes down — then I think you can kiss reconciliation goodbye," Schrader told Playbook. "Reconciliation would be dead."
Or, to put it another way:
INSIDE THE MODS' CALCULATION: Progressives think if they band together and threaten to kill the infrastructure bill, it will convince moderate members to go along with the larger reconciliation package. But multiple sources — including a senior Democratic aide and several in the centrist camp — tell us the left is misreading their colleagues. The upshot: Some moderates privately have decided that no infrastructure bill is better than one that's paired with $3.5 trillion in spending.
I have long been baffled by the idea that "spend $3.5 trillion or we won't let you spend $1 trillion" would be a convincing argument to the non-crazies. Perhaps it's actually not.
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Sinema is taking a courageous stand. She put on her high heels and just raised AOC on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. Pelosi may be boxed in.
It's getting interesting!
I really hope she's sincere and it's not just another smoke screen .......
We may find out as soon as Monday
A Promise made by Biden...
A Promise BROKEN and "The Squad" (especially Tlaib and Omar) gets its wish - disarm Israel so Hamas can carry out its sworn mandate and slaughter Israelis.
But I'm sure the Republicans will come to Israel's aid to prevent the slaughter.
If those progressives are smart they will allow funding for Iron Dome. Because if the terrorist missiles and rockets get through and kill Israeli civilians, the Israeli bombing of Gaza for rocket targets and retaliation will not be as restrained as before.
A rare occasion these days that I agree with you.
no problem, we'll spread the cost for it across the infrastructure, voting rights, and abortion rights bills.
No problem they will get rejected and blamed on the Democrats.
Unlike Trump; Democrats don't do well with negative press.
What else is new?
Three losing Democrat fantasies.
1. Hamas is not likely to eradicate Israel, but without replenishment of the Iron Dome missiles Hamas could do a lot of damage and kill a lot of people if they rain missiles into Israel.
2. Of course Israel would "get even" but that would be after lots of Israelis have been killed.
3. Israel does not have nor is it able to produce what is necessary to replenish the Iron Dome system, America does. The billion dollar figure is not cash, it is the cost of the American hardware that only America can provide. One billion dollars is chicken feed in the total American economy, and so what other nations that are of value to maintain as allies is America going to fuck? Remember what Alexander Haig said, that Israel is like America having an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East that doesn't need one American on it. In the movie Schindler's List, at the end the Jews gave Schindler a gold ring that was engraved with the words from the Talmud: "To save one life is to save the world entire." You seem to prefer to keep the money that would save even one life.
4. I think I made my feelings known about those Democrats who would prefer to see more Israelis killed.
I should add that the Iron Dome system is an ENTIRELY DEFENSIVE system. It has no aggressive capability and is used only to prevent the missiles launched by others from reaching Israeli ground. Nevertheless, the Jew-hating SQUAD would prefer to see more Jews dead. Their motto, borrowed from Teddy Roosevelt could be:"The only good Jew is a dead Jew". Bernie Sanders, a self-loathing Jew, a disgrace to the religion, should join their group. IMO they POISON the Democrat Party, and the way they are coddled by the rest of the Party certainly turns me off.
At this point Rosanna Dondanna would say "Never mind". Congress has now passed a bill funding the billion dollars for the Iron Dome replenishment.
But that does not change my mind about "The Squad" and the others who coddle them.
We don't agree on much but we agree on this. And on the Iron Dome funding. The USA spends multi billions on so many more worthless things than that i can't believe anyone would take issue with Iron Dome but such is the politics of the day for some people i suppose.
Good! It is good to see senators behaving as critical thinkers rather than sheep to the leadership.
Agreed! The infrastructure bill that has passed is huge and should be celebrated, not held up!
Yes, actual infrastructure is needed and is (for a change) a proper use of tax dollars (even if borrowed from those not yet born).
Yes, exactly! This is what 'We the Peoples' tax dollars should be going to .. America first is not necessarily a bad thing .. what is left after America is taken care of can be sent away to foreign countries ...
Not necessarily so strictly, but our government typically does not do what is right for the people and the nation but rather do what will gain them political points or hurt the opposition. Infrastructure (true infrastructure) is needed and right. And, done properly, it pays for itself by the stronger economy it could enable.
From your lips to the ears of the powers that be ... the boost to this nation would be huge. 'we' seem to do this status quo of 'if it is not broke, don't fix it' .... yet missing out on just because it functions does not mean it is not broken....!
Who cares Sinema? You and Manchin should GTFO!
They should both become Republicans. That would flip the Senate and completely destroy the Democrats chances of passing anything; and getting judicial and other nominations through the Senate.
Have to love short sighted thinkers.
Hi Tess .. I do not understand why one would desire the moderates in Congress to leave .. the checks and balances of 'democracy' can only exist if there are individuals that hold the middle ground and keeps the extremes at bay
They're already DINOs.
Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya Senator.