Do you think that Chuck Schumer didn't know about Kyrsten Sinema's re-affiliation to Independent? Take it from us, he knew.
In fact, he knew a long time ago. Because Sinema had to have run her decision past him — to get his blessing, confirm her committee assignments, and reassure the Senate's ability to subpoena, etc., etc. He probably said to her, okay, but please wait until after the Georgia runoff, because we don't need to inject any more drama into that race. And so, we assume, she did.
Any news outlet that portrays the Inside Baseball machinations of the Senate differently is probably not to be trusted. Which means the Sinema story is less than meets the eye.
And that's the way it goes. After a hopeful beginning, we cats have ended up no fans of Sinema (although we still admire her bold presence at her swearing-in with Mike Pence, above). Her move to Independent appears to be solely related to her ability to weather a primary challenge in 2024. And it's probably no coincidence that we started receiving fundraising appeals from Ruben Gallego in the last 24 hours.
So, why shouldn't Lisa Murkowski pull a Sinema? Switch party affiliation to Independent, and caucus with the Democrats? After all, Alaska votes Democratic now. We cats wait with interest, and we PURR.
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