From a Mormon living in a gas station
to the senator with Biden's $3.5T budget
in her hands: How Krysten Sinema came
out as bisexual and went from being 'too
liberal to be a Democrat' to the moderate
holding All the cards
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/29/2021 9:34:28 PM
Democratic anger is growing with Krysten Sinema, blaming her as the sole reason for holding up Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion social agenda as the party demands to know what the Arizona Democratic senator wants in exchange for her support. 'The president keeps begging her, tell us what you want. Put a proposal forward,' progressive Rep. Ro Khanna told CNN, adding that neither moderates nor liberals can name her demands. All eyes are turning to the 45-year-old senator, known for wearing candy-colored wigs during the COVID pandemic because she couldn't get her hair dyed, competing in Ironmans and touting her personal
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She still quite liberal on many issues, but has enough sense to break ranks with Dems on bankrupting the country.