"Playing chicken with the full faith and credit of the United States is irresponsible"; now go act like you mean it.

Get your helpful and influential friends on Wall Street to release statements of their own decrying the lunacy of going into default. Have them put the pressure on McCarthy to bring a clean increase to vote in the house. It will pass, because there are at least 5 Republican Congressmen who know this is NOT a game and we ALL lose if you keep pulling this crap.

If you are not willing to lead toward sanity here, please quit so we can get someone in who will.

But instead, you go ludicrously off the rails after that, with "Both sides need to come together, put down the partisan talking points, and discuss realistic solutions to prevent default." This is utter nonesense. The full faith and credit of the U.S. Government is NOT up for negotiation; you said it yourself! There is no room for arbitration on this. Get yourself in that room and make it clear that we aren't talking because there is nothing to discuss. .

This week's heartfelt message to my senior Senator. #politics https://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact

Listen to yourself, Senator:

Your statement says, "playing chicken with the full faith and credit of the United States is irresponsible". You are dead-on correct there, and you should take those words to heart.

I was trying to remember the worst mixed metaphor I'd ever heard, but then I realized I don't really have a horse in that fight.

Yard friend today!

Don't tell me I have nothing nice to say about oligarchs; I'm told they are quite tasty when properly prepared. #politics

FYI, that's not "independence", that's infidelity.

Having given away the game so obviously, it's safe to say you cannot return to Congress. You probably ought to give serious consideration to stepping down early and giving the Governor an opportunity to replace you with someone who will work for Arizonans first, and their own self-aggrandizement last or not at all.

Do what is right for Arizona, for the nation, for the world. Quit.

Additionally, you reveled your own hubris, self-importance, and the way in which you've elevated your rudderless decision-making beyond party, platform, and your constituents' needs. It appears, based on your own comments in the interview, that without ideology you wait for opportunities to "collaborate" on legislation, then when voters are desperate you pull in credulous Democrats and "centrist" Republicans and remove as much substance as you can get the Democrats to agree to.

Another in my series of weekly letters to Arizona's senior senator. #politics https://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact
Senator Hubris:

You gave such a revealing interview in The Atlantic Monthly this week! First off, you revealed poor judgment in imagining that that interview was going to make you look good, or convince anyone that you are a good representative of Arizona.

A rare +4!
#puzzlescore
Daily Duotrigordle #424
Guesses: 33/37
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I’m almost done with Querencia, would recommend to anyone that has any interest in rural New Mexico, it’s flora, fauna, hunting, culture, the 1970s…. @see_the_sus

If I have one apple, and your mom gives me one apple, how many apples do I have? #FirstWordProblems

I promise you, if you resign from the Senate your life will become much, much easier.

The time is now. Just leave the Senate and go find Kyrsten.

So desperate to keep your name in the headlines that you chronically misspend campaign funds in a futile attempt to claw your way into the 1%? It's freaking sad. You are a poser. You've forgotten your roots. You've dissociated from who you are. I sincerely hope you get the help you so clearly need. Please, please take a big step towards healing and rationality: quit your job in the Senate and go work on yourself. I beg you to listen to your own cries for help!

My weekly letter to the senior Senator from Arizona:

#politics https://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact

Senator Scandalous Consumption:

Whoa girl! Dis you?! https://nypost.com/2023/04/20/kyrsten-sinema-spent-more-than-100k-on-jets-limos-luxury-hotels-and-wine/

Rudy slow-wolks: #politics #emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/04/18/rudy-giuliani-claims-hes-shooting-blank-documents/

But if you feel like a blender will
Overcome oil and vinegar repulsion
I second that emulsion.