The Media loves to tell the “Democrats in Disarray” story- it keeps us divided. They are corporate owned and answer to the MOTU. Conservatives consider the act of removing your lips from their ass as an attack. So I’ve been not reading stories about a “feud” between AOC and Speaker Pelosi.
There is a lot of excitement about the most diverse freshman class of Representatives in our nation’s history. And rightly so!. Most of the media attention, rightly or wrongly has gone to Four women among them: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley.
Reps Tlaib and Omar are Muslim so you know the RWNJ are pounding the terrorism beat there. But all four are women of color. So, yes, when Speaker Pelosi called them “the Squad” (if she did) and derisively said they have 4 votes (well, one each), it can sound like her criticism was racially tinged.
If the Speaker’s comments came from Rep Scalise (David Duke w/o the baggage by his own account), I’d by shouting from the rooftop! They didn’t. They came from Speaker Pelosi, and her reputation counts for something. Her job counts for something. Likewise, the jobs of the 4 freshwomen count for something. And Yes! They are women of color! Isn’t Katie Porter just as much a breath of fresh air in Congress?
Here’s a thought- Representative Ocasio-Cortez just provided a vaccine. Speaker Pelosi called out “The Squad” to protect the rest of the caucus from the white grievance committee. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she was directing her comments at the “WOC”- this will prevent Republicans from saying, “What about Pelosi?” I bet they set this up!
For years I have said that my telling Jewish jokes prevents me from being harmed by the anti-Semites telling them. What can they say about me that I haven’t already said myself. Biden’s wrong about the midterms, BTW. The Establishment didn’t flip the House. It was won locally- 40 flips, 40 reasons- all of them local.
The People really ARE to the left of the Democratic Establishment- they just don’t know it. Push Policy- get Wonky on it- Why do you think Senator Warren’s support has been growing? Everybody likes what she has to say about Policy!!!!! It makes sense, it makes life better.
Speaker Pelosi has earned her stature moreso than anyone in Washington. She deserves ALL the respect she has earned. We deserve a more progressive government- As in the allegory about FDR “you voted for it, now MAKE me do it”. The Speaker and the Congresswoman are playing good cop, bad cop.
We are finally correcting the wrong lesson we learned from Reagan. Don’t just watch. Stay engaged. Stay enraged. I. I Believe. I Believe That. I Believe That We. I Believe That We Will Win!