Memo to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema:
Your friend would not be pleased with you.
Meaning John Lewis, the Georgia congressman and civil rights titan who died last year of pancreatic cancer. You marked the anniversary of his passing over the weekend with a spectacularly hypocritical tweet, calling him “a personal hero of mine – a man of principle and courage. Rest in power, my dear friend.”
As many observers – this one included – were quick to point out, the best way to honor Lewis would be by defending the cause that made him iconic: voting rights. Instead, you’ve chosen to defend the filibuster, a parliamentary parlor trick by which Republicans have blocked two bills – one of them named for your “dear friend” – designed to protect those rights from renewed assault by right-wing lawmakers.
If not getting it were an Olympics event, you’d be in gold-medal contention.