TPSG Endorses Kyrsten Sinema

Have you seen the latest congressional approval ratings?  They are at an all time low.  Why do you suppose that is?  Could it have something to do with all the gridlock, polarization and obstruction we've been seeing from Congress?  Thomas Mann & Neil Ornstein, two highly respected congressional scholars studied the problems and wrote a book about it, they believe that this is the heart of the problem and they place the blame for it squarely on the Republicans.  Robert Draper, another highly respected journalist also wrote a book detailing some of the problems, his book details a plot that was formulated on President Obama's inauguration day that called for the complete sabotage of President Obama's agenda, the plan included blocking and obstructing any and every policy that the President and Congressional Democrats proposed, they were not to give him any victory however big or small with the hopes that the blame would then fall on the President.  Essentially, they put their party above the country. AlterNet reports that the unemployment rate would be under 6% without all of this Republican obstruction. 

Given all of the above, why would you possibly want to send another Republican to congress?  Especially a Tea Party backed Republican like Vernon Parker.  In case you hadn't heard, the Tea Party is not real keen on the idea of bipartisanship.  How exactly would that move us forward?  I also have not seen a lot of substance out of Parker, all he seems to do is repeat Republican/Tea Party talking points, when pressed for details he seems to struggle (perhaps that has something to do with his unwillingness to debate his opponent).  Kyrsten Simena on the other hand, is has been working in the Arizona legislature since 2005, she is well versed on the issues that most effect Arizonans and is more than willing to spell them out in detail.  Although fairly liberal, she also does have a record of bipartisanship, she even got along with Russell Pearce of all people, she will work with the other party when necessary.

In the end, I'd prefer that we not reward the Republicans for their treasonous behavior or add another rubber stamp to the extreme John Boehner/GOP platform, thus TPSG strongly endorses Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona's District 9 U.S. Congressional race.