Human beings consider different criteria in how they assess integrity, or the lack of integrity in people. I prefer when treacherous people openly exhibit their less than desirable qualities up front, as opposed to people who are demure which exhibit calmness, as the latter may actually be calculating chameleons. Enter Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski.
To be or not to be, is that the question? Murkowski must ponder such existential thoughts in her cherished moments of solitude; as she contemplates which shadow or light makes her look the best.
Lisa Murkowski has publicly spoke out against fellow Republicans capitulating to the demands of Donald Trump; openly criticizing Congress for being too fearful to take a stand against some of his policies, or refusing to dare question his disregard of the Constitution. Murkowski occasionally makes a great speech with cameras rolling, enough for voters to look from afar and think 'this Republican may actually have a heart--perhaps she is not so bad after all'. However, American citizens recently witnessed her 180 degree turn on the Big Beautiful Bill now being swiftly pushed by the Republican Senate. The American people can see Lisa Murkowski for what she is---a politician for sale.
Originally, Murkowski was firmly against the bill, but certain Republicans ushered her into a private room at the Capital on night of the first vote, and convinced her to vote "yes" by offering concessions only for her state, Alaska. These concessions basically focused on not making cuts to SNAP benefits to Alaskans by extending the prevention of cuts to the program for two years. After all, we all know people do not require more food after two years. SNAP known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is also called "food stamps" and is designed for people lacking enough income to purchase an adequate amount of food per month. Do not be deceived, Murkowski's concern is for her own political career, because if she gave a damn about human beings, she would have concern for all in the United States regarding access to healthcare and folks having enough food for their families. Despicable. She has got one hell of an act going.
She voted for herself; not for her state and nor for the nation. She has repeatedly voiced her concern for people on Medicaid, food stamps, and the future operations of rural hospitals, therefore she was fully aware of the negative impact the Big Beautiful Bill would make on these social programs and health establishments. At least with pseudo Christian Mike Johnson, a person knows immediately they are dealing with a pious neo-Nazi on steroids, loaded with generic smooth talk yet spewing hateful commentary simultaneously. Trump, well he never hides the fact that he is straight from the depths of hell. But Murkowski, softly purrs out her anguish in various media formats to present her inner turmoil dilemma for the public to behold, only to change her mind and to vote siding with agendas which hurt marginalized communities, almost every single time. She makes a public stance to display how she struggles with certain bills, only to concede to the Republican agenda in the end. I guess we are to give her props for that? I think not.
She does not give a flying flip about the rest of the United States, because the other 49 states will not be voting for or against her in the mid-terms. Do she really give a rip about her constituents or is it about herself? The answer is obvious--it as about her political career. The Big Beautiful Bill is a destructive force of white supremacy mixed with creating a new system based on servitude. It is a bill designed to create tax cuts for the wealthiest members in our society at the expense of the poor, working, and the middle class in the United States. And never forget, Lisa Murkowski knows this, and hopes to buy your vote with "food stamps" for the next two years, with an expiration date after the mid-term elections.
