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In reply to the discussion: Jennifer Rubin: "Pelosi was right to wait" [View all]athena
(4,187 posts)but I think the criticism of AOC is a little unfair. She's a freshman with little experience in government. She's extremely young. It's normal to be impatient at that age. I always had confidence in Speaker Pelosi, but I was getting pretty impatient myself; I had begun to think that there was no way of stopping the decline of the United States into a full-blown dictatorship. AOC is a smart and thoughtful person. She has enormous charisma, and her energy and passion are exciting to young liberals. I believe she will do well.
I agree that no one can take credit for the masterful way in which Speaker Nancy Pelosi has handled this. But every Democrat in Congress is valuable, and I think we shouldn't criticize AOC's youthful impatience too harshly.