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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 03:19 PM Sep 2022

Mitch McConnell: Democrats need more moderates like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is a Democrat, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had high praise for her anyway when he hosted her Monday at his alma mater, the University of Louisville.

"I've only known Kyrsten for four years, but she is, in my view ... the most effective first-term senator I've seen," he said as he introduced her at an event held by the McConnell Center, which he founded over 30 years ago along with university officials.

"She is, today, what we have too few of in the Democratic Party: A genuine moderate and a dealmaker," said McConnell, a longtime Republican who earned a reputation for partisan obstruction during former President Barack Obama's administration.

He said Sinema has been "right in the middle of, if not the principal leader of" negotiations that resulted in bipartisan legislation passed during President Joe Biden's term, including a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan and the first big gun reform bill to become federal law since 1994. (McConnell voted for both proposals.)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-more-moderates-124912109.html

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Mitch McConnell: Democrats need more moderates like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
Fuck off, Mitch! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2022 #1
McConnell is just saying that to troll us Democrats Walleye Sep 2022 #2
HIs idea of a "moderate" democrat is one that agrees with him all the time.nt mitch96 Sep 2022 #13
Mitch is bragging and warning us. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #3
And Republicans need more Bernie Sanders...... Lovie777 Sep 2022 #4
Exactly. SharonClark Sep 2022 #17
Mind your business, Bitchy Mitchy peppertree Sep 2022 #5
Hypocrite says what? nt intrepidity Sep 2022 #6
Bottom feeder Mitch. CentralMass Sep 2022 #7
How about you clean your own house, Mitch? Blaukraut Sep 2022 #8
And Republicans need more SANE, HONEST members...... MyOwnPeace Sep 2022 #9
Worry about the plank in your eye ornotna Sep 2022 #10
Yes Turbineguy Sep 2022 #11
We need more real Democrats, screw you, Mitch! BlueJac Sep 2022 #12
I was gonna say... TheRealNorth Sep 2022 #14
sinema is a traitor who will hopefully get primaried at the first opportunity samsingh Sep 2022 #15
The liar he refers to isn't a democrat, she barely qualified as human. Arizona Dems will onecaliberal Sep 2022 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Sep 2022 #18

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)
8. How about you clean your own house, Mitch?
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 03:27 PM
Sep 2022

The lecturing coming from him is quite rich, considering what kind of person gets elected as a republican these days.

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)
16. The liar he refers to isn't a democrat, she barely qualified as human. Arizona Dems will
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 03:44 PM
Sep 2022

Retire her to some hedge fund soon. I hope lady karma finds her.

Response to onecaliberal (Reply #16)

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