After spending four years calling the Senate filibuster a "Jim Crow relic" and a "tool of segregationists," Democrats lined up on Friday to demand its use to stop a Trump-backed continuing resolution. As RedState reported, that incredible hypocrisy caught the eye of former Senator Kyrsten Sinema. 

Sinema spent years being harassed and attacked by her own party members (she would eventually become an independent as a result) for refusing to end the filibuster, so naturally, she was more than willing to rub their noses in their latest about-face. That included Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who owns the second quote mentioned above. 

SEE: Kyrsten Sinema Wakes Up and Shows No Mercy...to Democrats

Change of heart on the filibuster, I see! https://t.co/q13rND50zC pic.twitter.com/dvkfVrSwJJ

— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) March 15, 2025

Naturally, Ocasio-Cortez couldn't resist and managed one of the dumbest, most dishonest replies possible. Not only does it attempt to excuse her hypocrisy, but it includes a lie so laughably false that you have to wonder if the congresswoman is truly just this ignorant about reality. We have to consider that a possibility, given Ocasio-Cortez's demonstrated lack of intelligence.

Still no.

In fact, the same Dems who argue to keep the filibuster “for when we need it” do not, in fact, use it when we need it.

It’s only used to block Dem policies. Never to block harmful GOP ones.

Could have proved us wrong. Instead they proved the point. https://t.co/F0d3juPg5L

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 15, 2025

Let's consider what she just said. Remember, as I mentioned, this is a woman who called the filibuster a "tool of segregationists." Thus, I'm left to believe that Ocasio-Cortez is such a listless politician that she would use a "tool of segregationists" to satisfy her political wants. That seems like an issue for someone who claims to be a social justice warrior, doesn't it? 

But the most ridiculous thing she says there is that Democrats "do not, in fact, use [the filibuster] when we need it." She then goes on to say, "It's only used to block Dem policies. Never to block harmful GOP ones." Not only is that not true, it's the complete opposite of the truth. In fact, Democrats, during the first Trump administration, pioneered the extensive use of the filibuster as a legislative tool, using it 327 times in one year alone to halt Republican policies. Does that sound like Democrats "never" use the filibuster "to block harmful GOP ones?" 

Sinema didn't take Ocasio-Cortez's ridiculous "clap back" lying down.

Literally zero Senate Democrats support the filibuster.

38 voted to filibuster the continuing resolution yesterday.

8 who previously voted to eliminate the filibuster (1/19/22) did not filibuster.

1 who previously campaigned against the filibuster did not filibuster. https://t.co/BujERDunOR

— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) March 15, 2025

What Sinema is pointing out is what should have been obvious from the beginning of this entire discussion. Democrats have no boundaries. They do not actually believe anything they say at any given moment. Everything they do is in pursuit of raw power. The ends always justify the means. Sinema stood up to that notion, and Democrats took her out. Now, those same Democrats get to roll around in the disgusting sludge of their own hypocrisy as they cling to the filibuster as a tool against Donald Trump. 

I'd love to say some lessons will be learned here, but they won't. The next time Democrats take power, they'll try to end the filibuster again, despite it being useful to them right now. They always believe the next election is the last one in terms of their political power being transcendent. Thinking five minutes ahead, much less several years, is outside of their purview.