She is a team player and a breath of fresh air

I actually was a bit worried about it.

Democratic Party is a BIG tent. We are not single minded trolls like the Republican party.

Democrats are like many families. Agree to disagree . . . but in Democrats case overall, they work for the USA's people for a better well being with positive futures for "everyone" not just one group of people.

Agree to disagree . . .

The Democrats were United . . .

in the mistaken belief that it included funding that wasn't actually in the bill.

Manchin voted for both versions of the funding bill.

Only one Democrat voted not to re-open the government.

#46 H J RES 28 YEA-AND-NAY 23-Jan-2019 1:44 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes

#47 H RES 61 YEA-AND-NAY 23-Jan-2019 1:56 PM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution
BILL TITLE: Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 648, and consideration of the joint resolution, H.J. Res. 31; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules

#49 H R 648 YEA-AND-NAY 23-Jan-2019 3:54 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

#51 H J RES 31 YEA-AND-NAY 24-Jan-2019 10:48 AM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/index.asp

In each case only one Democrat voted Nay.

I wonder how airport workers felt after members of Congress voted against re-opening the government.

New York's 14th Congressional District!!

Axiom: Read the dang bill!
- Corollary: Don't grandstand if you haven't.

Asking for a friend.

Something his Republican challenger last year would likely not have done. We need to stop attacking our own. He knew that bill wasn't going to pass with his vote.

Just a report on how a Senator voted on a particular bill. He was the only Democrat to vote on both bills. My Republican Senator voted on both bills too. He was one of 6 Republicans to do that, but only one Democrat. Just facts, no attacking.

Asking for a friend.

Sorry, but you can't just whitewash her vote away.

AOC is a rare breed, she has the ability to change the right wing narrative, and too many people underestimate the importance of that.

Al Franken had that ability too, if you get my drift, peace.

United we stand, divided we fall.

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Nancy kept her caucus aligned and united. Good on AOC and every other Democratic representative who stayed the course.

Nancy is a general. Remember, she's the one who got Obamacare passed!

Symbolic votes that don't affect the outcome generally aren't whipped. She has her ICE stand that she has made clear. If it were a whipped vote that would be different.

What we didn't see - and what Trump and the media were hoping for - was a break in the Democratic unity during the shutdown.

We saw some symbolic votes and some letters from some members of the House, but no serious, concerted disagreement with Pelosi's strategy.

That is strong leadership. Even Trump complained about the Democratic unity. He was counting on infighting. Didn't happen.

....so it was a moot symbolic vote.

There are many Democrats in the House who have called for doing away with ICE, they all voted for it.

There was one single vote against the bill. Actually in the course of a few days there were four single votes against the Democratic position.

How do you take a stand against something that isn’t even there?

Nice try.

...H J RES 31, saying that she voted Nay because it contained funding for ICE (which it didn't) This is the same bill that ultimately passed both Houses on Friday.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll051.xml

She deleted her Instagram post with her reason for voting Nay sometime on Thursday.

You're saying she adapts herself to the needs of the moment. She does. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this.

She is young and inexperienced. She will make mistakes and she will hopefully learn from them. Deleting the instagram shows that.

Nobody can do the job atop that pedestal you are building.

Are you going to drop Daniel Palka because he charges the mound, or are you going to say that this is some talent we need to invest in?

Instead you are claiming that an uninformed embarrassing vote and deleting an embarrassing Instagram was all wrapped up in a genius media savvy move by the rookie.

Kind of makes it hard to get to any other point you may have.

...among a dozen of others who may have voted against the bill. It stands out there like a sore thumb (actually four sore thumbs)

I suspect the Speaker's team didn't know Ocasio-Cortez would vote no until she actually voted - otherwise, they would have talked to her (or her Chief of Staff or Legislative Director) and explained what was actually in the bill so that she didn't cast an errant vote based on a misunderstanding of the bill's contents.

for not knowing what was in the bill. One of the most important votes in her young career and she blew it.

Republicans won't stand a chance.

I know that Republicans fear someone when they get attacked from the left too, something like what happened to Al Franken.

It heartens me to see that the vast majority of them are smart enough to realize this and learn from the veteran. The skills and experience Nancy can pass on to them is invaluable, and while Nancy's career is coming to an end, the class of '18 promises to hang on for a long while. The amount of education they get now will determine the degree of difference they can make for a long time to come.

It could be Nancy's biggest legacy in American politics: a whole new generation of progressive Nancies.

I expect a few rookie mistakes from the rookies. I'm glad we have a deep enough bench that commands enough respect that they're learning from day 1.

Team members need to learn the plays BEFORE they are allowed to step on the field and participate during an actual game.
Governing by Twitter-Shitter is for amateurs like drumpf that have no clue as to what they are doing.

top marginal tax rates, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal. She's inspired young progressives to get involved. I've been spending a lot more time on Twitter and it's clear we need AOC (and others) to combat the Charlie Kirk and Loony Loomer bullshit cuz it sure as hell won't be done by your GMA and evening newsbunnies. AOC has learned the plays... she's just executing them on social media which is perhaps a platform you don't understand. AOC, Bharara, Dean, Schiff, Lieu, Swalwell, Harris, Warren... it's refreshing to see strong Democrats so actively engaged.

thinking "where's AOC?," then realizing she stepped back to let Pelosi work her magic.

It’s very informative regarding some of the nuances of voting and party dynamics.

And I love the team action between Nancy and AOC. The narrative about Nancy as den mother to all the incoming freshmen Representatives is great.

If AOC’s symbolic vote was against ICE I’m all for it. It still sent a clumsy message even if she and her fledgling staff didn’t quite grasp the contents of the bill (they’ll learn – and fast – from this).

In any case, I’m starting to feel hopeful about our Blue Wave (and the possibilities of a GREEN New Deal – Nature knows we need a new deal for income (and power) inequality in the context of saving the environment.