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Kyrsten Sinema doesn't care one bit if she wins re-election, according to a new book.

"I can go on any board I want to. I can be a college president. I can do anything," she said.

Sinema told Romney said she saved the filibuster and the Senate and that's "good enough for me."

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[–] hogunner@lemmy.world 151 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Getting real “I am the main character” vibes from this wretch.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If we can't handle her at her worst, we don't deserve her at her best

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What if we can't handle her at her best?

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Then we deserve her at her worst?

[–] potterpockets@sh.itjust.works 30 points 11 months ago

That’s a weird way to spell “conceited cunt.”

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Yeah for sure. Thinks she is better than everyone for no reason.

[–] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 103 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

doesn't care one bit if she wins re-election

= Fuck you

"I can go on any board I want to."

= I got mine

What a lovely sentiment from a public servant.

[–] SaltySalamander@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

Ahh the conservative mantra.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 73 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This asshole cares more about her post-Senate media career than doing the right thing by her constituents.

Everyone saw her cute little thumbs-down to paying people a living wage; she shouldn't earn one either. Unfortunately the corporate media loves "moderates" like Sinema, so I guarantee she'll get a cozy gig from MSNBC or FOX.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She then ran up begging for Mitch McConnell's attention and he ignored her till she slinked away.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, he could have just been having one of his quiet moments to himself.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

As you age, the WiFi becomes less effective, leading to more moments of buffering.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 11 months ago

McConnell was rebooting.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 53 points 11 months ago

What a smug asshole. Saved the Senate...wtf?

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 52 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's nice that she is making the cash grab obvious.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the interests fairness sinema wasn't directly quoted saying this. From the article:

According to reporter McKay Coppins's new book, "Romney: A Reckoning," Sinema once told Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah that she could "do anything" once she's out of office and feels that what she's done in the Senate is "good enough."

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

So the "quote" in the title isn't even hers, but a paraphrasing in first person? That's grade A bullshit.

[–] Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As an Arizonan it is my life's mission to make sure she loses.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget to trash her post career too.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Unfortunately, she's got a point. Her owners paid for the service and they'll leave the money on the nightstand.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 46 points 11 months ago

Doesn't surprise me that she's a deluded narcissist.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

funny when terrible people put it in writing themselves. it would be more funny if she didnt fuck over a ton of people in the process

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

To be e fair. This is from a book about mitt Romney. She wasn't being quoted directly.

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 19 points 11 months ago (12 children)
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[–] TomMasz@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

It's narcissistic and douchey. But it's unfortunately not delusion. It's hard to deny she had an impact. She wreaked havoc in the Senate. And now she has a golden ticket to go on to sit on boards, be ceo of something, or just be a public speaker and get paid shit tonnes of money. The system is set up for Senators

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

If this is accurately reported then it definitely shows her priorities. I'm not going to lie I'm nervous that a threeway Arizona Senate race is going to make Keri lake a senator. We'll see when the race heats up.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Saved the senate? For who?

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Her and manchin publicly argue that getting rid of the filibuster would allow republicans to gut the social safety net when/if they take control of government. I think that's a bad argument though because there's always another election and if Republicans did do that then votes could put Democrats back in power to restore and/or improve everything.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I guess we could flip flop on stuff like that but the folks screwed over during the interim are going to have a really bad time.

Of course that's also assuming some Democrats aren't convinced (💰) to go along and we never get these program back. And if we do then we lose them again when the Republicans manage to up their voter suppression & gerrymandering game.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

if Republicans did do that then votes could put Democrats back in power to restore and/or improve everything.

Except it takes a lot more time, effort and money to rebuild something than it does to destroy it.

As the Bigen administration is currently experiencing.

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[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So she connived her way into power purely for the clout and opportunities it would give her, I guess that's pretty par for the course.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So, you're saying she's the run of the mill, common American politician?

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

One with all the pretence removed.

[–] SaltySalamander@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

This is becoming more and more common.

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[–] books@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

The last part of that sentence is unfortunately true.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

I bet she doesn't. What a greedy dickhead.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Sounds pretty arrogant.

[–] Hotdogman@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I thought we had "revolving door" policies at the federal level. Maybe that's something we need to have, like a lot of other things.

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