In America, we have learned the hard way that there is a big difference between politicians and politicians.
Now we are learning that there is a big difference between politicians and politicians. politician.
Democratic Senator Kirsten Cinema of Arizona and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming teach this valuable, if painful, lesson.
Politicians have the ability to understand the intrigues of the legislative body and work in the chamber in a way that allows them to pass legislation without ever jeopardizing their personal standing.
Politicians can do the same, but when the time comes, they are willing to risk everything, lose everything, and fight something they know will seriously damage their country.
I don’t think it’s necessary to say which is which.
Cinema Accommodation Strategy
On Monday, Cinema traveled to Kentucky to speak at an event hosted by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The two sympathized in friendly terms. Cinema reaffirmed its support for his 60-vote criterion for passing the bill and even expressed a desire to expand it.
“Actually, I think we should restore the 60-vote threshold for regions that have already been abolished,” she said.
He added, “It makes it harder to verify the jury. It makes it harder to verify the appointments of senior officials in each administration. I believe we will see more of these positions.
She said that the House represented “the passions of the moment,” whereas the Senate “is a slow-moving place to chill those passions and think more strategically and long-term about the laws before us.” It is designed to be,” he said.
The “moment of passion” you need
But what happens when a president emerges who is willing to overturn elections and abolish the Constitution? Moving slowly at such a time could mean the end of our democratic republic.
What cinema calls “the passion of the moment” is not only appropriate but absolutely necessary during a crisis like this.
As such, Cheney worked with a House committee on the task of investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riots and the involvement of former President Donald Trump. All of this will be made public again at the Commission’s next hearing.
The ninth public hearing is fast approaching.Breakdown of the first eight hearings of the Commission on Jan. 6
As a voting congressman, Cheney supported almost every Trump policy. But unlike her other Republicans, she didn’t help him destroy the country’s electoral process.
Or, as she recently put it, “One of the things that surprised me the most about my work on this commission was how sophisticated the plan was that Donald Trump was involved and oversaw every step of the way. It was a multi-part project that he oversaw, and he was personally and directly involved in.”
Cheney put country ahead of personal interests and political parties
Here’s why Cheney is saying this now. I confirm that Donald Trump is not a candidate. I would not be a Republican if he was nominated. ”
Cinema, on the other hand, is largely silent on Trump and the rebellion.
she wants to make friends
She believes in conformity, even with those who, like McConnell and other Republicans, have acquiesced to Trump’s dangerous whims during his presidency and beyond.
In that regard, Cheney said: I cannot see such accommodation and I think it is very important to be clear about it. ”
Cinema doesn’t see things that way. I think she even considers herself a true politician.
What Cinema Constituents Need Most
she said: It is a firm resolution on behalf of our voters. ”
That last part is very strange.
If she had the “love” that cinema expresses for her hometown and the “resolute determination” to work for her voters, she would be in Arizona now helping them. Seeking the Arizona governorship is a vengeful, election-denial, xenophobic accomplice of Trump backed by white supremacists, anti-Semites and rebels. Because it’s a certain Republican Kari Lake.
Politicians who loved their country stubbornly campaigned against such a person.
Yet it was Cheney, not Cinema, who recently said, “I’m going to do everything I can to keep Kari Lake from getting elected.”
You can contact Montini at ed.montini@arizonarepublic.com.
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