Opinion: Why is working across the aisle to advance bipartisan solutions met with such vitriol? More elected leaders should follow Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s example.
Danny Seiden opinion contributor | Arizona Republic
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., said during a Senate floor speech that she could not support a ‘short sighted’ filibuster rules change.
It’s hard to remember a time when our nation was as deeply divided as it is today.
Now more than ever, we need elected leaders who are willing to buck party politics and work toward finding common-ground, commonsense solutions to address our challenges,bridge our division and begin to move our country forward.
Unfortunately, examples of this kind of leadership are becoming fewer and farther between. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Washington, D.C., where political expediency and pandering to the party base increasingly take precedent over the pursuit of broadly supported bipartisan solutions.
Sinema is bipartisan. Isn’t that what we want?
Then there’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema – a refreshing independent voice amid a chorus of deafening partisan rancor. Throughout her first term, Sen. Sinema has demonstrated the kind of bold and brave public service many people may have thought died with the late Sen. John McCain.
That maverick spirit has been on full display in recent days, as Sen. Sinema held her ground in supporting the long-standing Senate filibuster amid intense and incendiary political pressure from her own party.
