So, by dint of aggressive lobbying by Nancy Pelosi, because it is Gerry Connolly's turn and because she hates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 74-year-old just diagnosed with cancer will be the ranking member of the Got the House Oversight Committee.
Pelosi was literally making calls from her hospital bed in Germany (she got a hold replacement after a fall in Luxemburg) trying to keep AOC from a leadership position.
One lesson to be learned here is never to trust Nancy Pelosi, and another lesson to be learned is the Democratic Party Establishment (There is no Democratic Party Establishment) consider the Republicans to be the opposition, and progressives to be the enemy.
Take a tip from The (former Dixie) Chicks, and don't be ready to make nice
House Democrats on Tuesday voted for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, electing him to the key position by a vote of 131-84 over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who was also vying for the role.
House Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee voted Monday night to recommend Connolly — who is 74 years old and was recently diagnosed with cancer — for the spot. The move was a hit for the 35-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, but she pressed on with her candidacy.
To quote (not) Tallyrand, "It is worse than a crime, it is a mistake."
I will be glad when the self-absorbed careerist geriatric leadership of the Democratic Party Establishment (There is no Democratic Party Establishment) is finally turfed out.
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