Given the fact that Senator Bernie Sanders is a full-blow socialist, it’s not surprising that he and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get along so well. Even so, his recent promise that the former bartender and freshman representative from the Bronx would play an outsize role in the White House if he is elected to the presidency should alarm fully functional Americans everywhere.
For the uninitiated, AOC’s radical platform includes strong support for abortion, gun control, raising income taxes, a federal jobs guarantee, Medicare for All, and the disastrous Green New Deal that would eliminate millions of jobs and wreak havoc on the economy. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s latest legislative effort, titled the “Just Society” blueprint, includes six bills that would, among other things, destroy the real estate agency, make it next to impossible for companies to find out if potential employees are convicted criminals, and force companies to adopt non-business-friendly practices in order to win federal contracts.
Senator Sanders did not say what type of role he had in mind for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, only assuring ABC News that one way or another, she would absolutely play a very, very important role in his administration if he is elected. Thankfully, she is too young to be his pick for VP, as she is only 30 years old. Given the fact that Sanders is approaching 80 years of age, his pick would have a decent chance of taking the oath. Even so, there are several cabinet positions that he could be considering for his dear friend.
Given the fact that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez majored in international relations in university, he may select her as his Secretary of State. Alternatively, believe it or not, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez also studied economics (how?!), and she currently sits on the House Committee on Financial Services. Maybe Sanders would select her as the next Secretary of the Treasury. On the other hand, her passion for “saving the world” may lead to her selection as the head of the EPA, even though she has no qualifications in the field.
In any case, AOC’s position coupled with Senator Sanders’ enthusiastic backing would put this former bartender and hardline progressive in a position with incredible political power.
One can tell a lot about a person by the sort of people he or she chooses to work with. Senator Sanders’ public praise for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez shows that he is not putting a premium on hiring wise, experienced people.
It is beginning to look like Bernie and AOC are having an affair and that AOC is a gold digger. Yep, sure looks like it.
AOC Would Play a HUGE Role as Vice President in a Bernie Sanders White House!
Ship both the Traitors off to Venezuela where they belong!
Words fail me on this Stephen King scenario. Surely we are saved by the simple fact that there cannot be enough voters in the USA with single digit IQs who would vote for this twosome.
To the right winger, anything that does not promote and support huge corporations and their mega rich stock holders along with the mega rich in general is socialistic. That means that if something is beneficial to YOU, who are not mega rich or huge stock holders in multinational corporations is socialistic and needs to be squelched.
They are not telling you that anything that is paid for out of tax payer funds that is intended for the use and benefit of the public is socialistic. That includes everything from the highways to the fire department and thousands of things in between.
If you are making your voting decisions on whether you think something is socialistic, you may just be voting against your own best interests, those of your family and friends and the future of your children.
Hey Bill LINGLE, not to burst your bubble but, some of us fled socialism and USSR to come to America – not for more of the same. In case you forget, USSR stands for union of Soviet Socialist republics. If you like having government control Every aspect of your life, take your entire paycheck and give you a ration book each month for your basic necessities, if you enjoy standing in a line with 10,000 screaming people to get whatever piece of meat they hand you to make your pot of soup for the week-not what you want but what they had you, no grocery stores, Not being allowed to own a car, a television, or other “luxury items (Think computers Xbox iPads iPods and other luxury goods) Then I suppose you would enjoy living in Eastern Europe, Russia, or one of the other communist a.k.a. socialist countries. Oh, and if you’re one of those who is going to come back at me with the old “oh what about Norway and Sweden? “Line, well here’s a tip:Norway, Sweden, Finland and. Switzerland do not allow illegal aliens into the country, they do not allow anyone to reside in their country and collect welfare at the expense of their people. The only people they allow citizenship or ex patriots who happen to have millions of dollars to pay for their own expenses. A good friend of mine lives part of the year in Switzerland with his girlfriend who is a Swiss citizen. Six months out of every year, he is forced To return to the United States under their law. So, even though he is living with a woman who is a Swiss citizen there, he is not allowed to work there and he is forced to leave every six months under their law. Those countries are smart. Their people take care of their own that is why their system works. They do not allow outsiders in. Think about thisBefore you preach
This is totally inconsequential. I have yet to be exposed to a single thing that this “candidate” has put forth… and that will continue to be the case.