5 military veterans advising Sinema resign, calling her one of the 'principal obstacles to progress'

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Five military veterans advising Sen. Sinema resign, calling her one of the 'principal obstacles to progress'

(CNN)Five military veterans on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's advisory board resigned from their roles this week, slamming the Arizona Democrat as one of the "principal obstacles to progress."

In a letter to Sinema, the veterans expressed frustration with her refusal to change the Senate filibuster to protect voting rights, failure to support prescription drug negotiations, her opposition to parts of the Democrats' sweeping budget reconciliation package that make up President Joe Biden's agenda and criticized her for not voting on the January 6 commission.

"You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather than your own people," the veterans wrote. "We shouldn't have to buy representation from you, and your failure to stand by your people and see their urgent needs is alarming."

"We do not know who has your ear, but it clearly isn't us or your constituents," they added.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/sinema-veterans-quit-advisory-board/index.html

[markie]

1. ...

[QED]

2. AZ has a republican governor.

Who would he appoint to replace her?

[MagickMuffin]

4. No one is calling on her to resign

But rest assured these Veterans who did resign will not offer their support next election cycle for Sinema.

[SunSeeker]

5. Please read past the badly written headline.

The advisors were not advising her to resign. Those veterans who were advising Sinema have resigned.

[BeckyDem]

3. It is telling how they're not holding back, not at all. But the title is wrong, btw.

K&R

[SunSeeker]

6. The headline was poorly written, leading to misinterpretation.

NYT made their headline much more clear.
Five Veterans Quit Sinema’s Advisory Council, Calling Her an Obstacle
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142815973

[BeckyDem]

7. +1. Yep, they really should watch that better.

[Dustlawyer]

8. I think it is high time we had investigations into quid pro quo campaign donations.

It is still illegal to give money to a politician to get their agreement to do what the donor wants. Donations are not illegal if the politician already a a policy you support, but not to get them to do what you want in exchange for the money.

I don’t think anyone ever looks into this.

[lagomorph777]

12. It's just about impossible to prove, absent some damning e-mail.

Which would almost never exist.

[Dustlawyer]

16. It will never be found if no one ever looks. I agree it is hard to prove but I am old enough to

remember ABSCAM.

[lagomorph777]

17. There was damning video in that case.

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. My problem with these kinds of resignations

is that it just makes way for people who will go along with her.

And yes, the title isn't as clear as it could be, at first glance people in a hurry may think she's the one resigning. "...veterans who advise Sinema are resigning, calling..." would be more clear about the actual article.

[Demsrule86]

11. There is a GOP governor who would appoint a Republican that is my issue with this.

[lagomorph777]

13. You are apparently still confused.

They didn't call on her to resign; they themselves resigned.

[Demsrule86]

19. I get that. I was responding to those who thing it is a good idea.

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. That's why I don't want her to resign yet,

but that's not the case. Her advisors are resigning. Advisors who are on the right side of this.

As with military generals who resign, and in other cases like this, they'll just be replaced by people who do go along and don't speak against what should be.

[Hortensis]

21. This is just her personal "veterans advisory board," Dems.

Apparently styled and used as window dressing as tRump did. Volunteers with no pay, no power, and no influence. But they are hoping to influence public opinion by speaking out.

And she's looking less like us and more like the Republicans every day.

Go, Vets!

[Demsrule86]

10. They are Republicans if they want her to resign as AZ has a GOP governor and we lose the majority

immediately...such foolishness.

[lagomorph777]

14. Please re-read this thread. You have the story wrong.

[Demsrule86]

20. The title was misleading but I did read the article

So I do understand that. But these sort of thread are unsettling. Where are our opportunities in the Senate ?

[turbinetree]

18. "You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather than

your people".....

[malaise]

22. She's a complete corporate tool

That is all