Sen. Kyrsten Sinema may be a liberal on most issues, but she’s certainly not your typical Democrat. The Arizona senator has long had a reputation for being a wildcard, more recently for opposing Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” boondoggle.

That alone caused a triggering that continues to this day. Apparently, she just doesn’t care about appeasing her party, though. Axios has the details of a new tell-all book (written by two liberal reporters) about Biden’s presidency that includes several very interesting tidbits about Sinema’s relationship with the White House.

First and foremost, she dared to praise Rep. Andy Biggs, not necessarily politically, but as a person.

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In private w GOP lobbyists, SINEMA praised election denier ANDY BIGGS

“I love Andy Biggs. I know some people think he’s crazy, but that's just because they don’t know him."@mikeallen has a peek at The Sinema Files from “This Will Not Pass” 👇https://t.co/quCINxWka8

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) March 16, 2022

How dare Sinema treat people as human beings instead of allowing politics to dictate all of her personal relationships? Calling Biggs an “election denier” is also a bit hyperbolic. Is Rep. Jamie Raskin an election denier given he objected to the electoral college count in Donald Trump’s election? What about Rep. Benny Thompson, who did so in 2004 regarding George W. Bush? The standards sure seem to shift wildly depending on what election is being contested.

On another occasion, Sinema touched the third rail of mask politics.

In the spring of 2021, “she became the first-ever lawmaker to argue with White House aides when they asked her to wear a face mask in the company of the president, repeatedly asking why that was necessary when she had been vaccinated.”

But the biggest reveal involved a fundraiser Sinema attended. In it, she praise conservative tax policy, mocked Joe Biden, and accused moderate Democrats of being cowards, hiding behind her public objections to the Biden agenda.

…She mocked Biden while speaking warmly about House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, and even defending far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who denied the election results and claimed Antifa had infiltrated the Capitol riot. “I love Andy Biggs,” she said.  “I know some people think he’s crazy, but that’s just because they don’t know him.”…

…Separately, Sinema told colleagues five or six other Senate Dem moderates were “hiding behind my skirt” as she pushed back on the left.

She’s certainly correct on her colleagues being cowards. While Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin have taken all the abuse, from both their party and the media, there are always more Democrats opposed to Biden’s spending plan. They were just too afraid to say anything and relied on others to scuttle the deal without having to go on record as opposing it.

As an aside, the book also lays out some statements by Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has long been a close confidant of former President Donald Trump.

On Jan. 6, an enraged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) telephoned White House counsel Pat Cipollone and told him that if President Trump didn’t act more aggressively to denounce the mob “we’ll be asking you for the 25th Amendment” to remove Trump from office.

Graham also tipped his hat to the current president, asserting “How can you get mad at Joe Biden?” and believing that January 6th would kill the Trump-wing of the GOP. Obviously, that didn’t happen, and I doubt Trump is going to keep asking Graham to play golf after these statements get back to him.

Back to Sinema, though, it definitely feels like she’s got a real right-leaning streak in her. I know, it’s usually fool’s gold to suggest such about any Democrat, and I’m under no illusions she’ll switch parties or suddenly start agreeing with conservatives regularly, but at the very least, she appears to genuinely dissent regarding leftwing orthodoxy.

And who doesn’t love to see Biden made fun of?