The news today is depressing the hell out of me today (Sinema with her fuckin’ demands, along with Joe Manchin). It may do no good in the end, but I have started to reach out to any Democrat on Capitol Hill to let them know how I feel about those two assholes. I contacted Congressman John Yarmuth for starters because he is till my congressman. And I managed to get a hold of a staffer at Senator Mark Kelly’s office.
I explained to Yarmuth’s staffer that I do not want Democrats to vote for the BIF first or by itself. Both the BIF and BBB are linked in my opinion, and I said either they both pass or neither does. I specifically told Yarmuth’s staffer that giving Sinema and Manchin the BIF without the BBB is just rewarding both for stopping President Biden’s agenda.
Both or none is the way I look at it.
I also stated that I know there is not much Yarmuth can do about either Manchin or Sinema, but he was the only Democrat in KY that I could complain to.
I kept my language civil.
I did get a young woman at Senator Mark Kelly’s office, and I told her my name and that I had and am sending contributions to Senator Kelly. I support Senator Kelly even though I am not one of his constituents. But I repeated what I said to Yarmuth to Kelly’s staffer. And I asked him if he could do ANYTHING about Sinema. I kept the conversation brief because I am not an Arizonan.
At least I tried to be proactive to stop from falling into an emotional abyss.