Posted on 12/17/2024 5:21:16 PM PST by Libloather
Progressive darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35, flopped in her bid to helm the powerful House Oversight Committee, losing to Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, who is foreshadowing political “trench warfare” against the GOP.
Connolly (D-Va.) won the spot in a House Democratic caucus vote Tuesday, one day after notching the support from the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
“Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone — we live to fight another day,” the Empire State rep posted on her BlueSky account after losing the vote.
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had been the No. 2 Democrat on the committee for the past two years under ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who is moving over to the top Dem spot on the House Judiciary Committee.
But many establishment Democrats such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly felt that Connolly was a far more seasoned investigator to help navigate the party through the incoming Trump administration.
Connolly, who represents a Northern Virginia suburban district, had been a key Democrat on the Oversight panel since joining the lower chamber in 2009. If Ocasio-Cortez had won the perch, she would’ve been the youngest Democrat to serve in the role.
“We know what the Republican playbook will be. We have seen it before. They have demonstrated that they are willing to traffic in debunked conspiracy theories and enable the worst abuses of the Trump Administration,” Connolly said after winning the slot.
“This will be trench warfare. Now is not the time to be timid I promise the American people that our Committee Democrats will be a beacon of truth and prepared from Day One to counter Republican gaslighting.”
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If she’s smart she’ll work WITH Republicans on economic bills. Leave that woke crap behind.
in a previous thread I said
“Luigi Mangione is hit with terrorism charges for murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
12/17/2024, 2:21:19 PM · 3 of 30
algore to DFG
sorry, terrorism should be terrorism. and “terroristic threats” are B.S.”
but if I believed in the concept of Terroristic Threats this is what they might possibly sound like
“This will be trench warfare. Now is not the time to be timid I promise the American people that our Committee Democrats will be a beacon of truth and prepared from Day One to counter Republican gaslighting.”
She’s probably better on her back..or stomach.
You lost because just like you couldn’t handle the fairness of X now (e.g., you’re now relegated to that one sided Democrat whine machine, BlueSky) you aren’t qualified to ‘oversee’ anything. You’re still wet behind the ears - and stupid.
The more they attack him the stronger he gets.
Great! The rules of engagement have been laid down by Democrats and if Republicans don't play by the same rules then I have no pity for them.
Get brutal and bloody, boys and girls, proverbially speaking that is.
AOC has stepped on a lot of toes among House democrats. Her margin of defeat shows she has little support.
Ha! The democrat party would never support a low iq woman with no accomplishments.
I want the big booty Latina!
Is Connolly the Virginia Congressman whose wife and two girlfriends were having a knock-down, drag-out brawl in public?
Evidence to the contrary exists.
When God was giving out brains, AOC thought He said “plains” so she chewed Him out for destroying the planet.
This is good, as it’s a serious setback for her ambition to raise her profile in the D party as part of a strategy to run for Potus in 2028.
AOC is a media created object with no accomplishments, no noticeable intelligence, and no appeal beyond that generated by the MSM.
Gerald Connolly is a run-of-the-mill Pelosi democrat. First elected in 2008 to an open seat. Would have been defeated in 2010 except for a Libertarian vanity candidate who sucked away enough votes to insure his return to power. Been there ever since.
“Beacon of truth”. It’s illegal to compare RATS and Truth in the same sentence.
Haven't found anything on that. This did pop up -
In 2004, Connolly was charged with "a misdemeanor count of hit and run" after causing an estimated $500 worth of property damage to a 2003 Ford Explorer and Connolly's 2003 Toyota Camry.[84] Connolly claims he did not realize a collision took place when he swerved and then immediately stalled, forcing the Explorer to collide into Connolly's left front wheel.[84] The Fairfax County Police Department was criticized for giving Connolly special treatment and potentially saving him from being forced to resign for a felony instead of a misdemeanor charge.[84] Judge Craig Johnston later dismissed the misdemeanor charge against Connolly, saying Connolly's "position and his duties have caused him to be oblivious to what is going on in his car".[85] David Freddoso criticized the judge's ruling in the Washington Examiner.[86]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Connolly
Connolly is easily as insufferable as AOC.
With all the illegal around she can easily get a job as a pole dancer.
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