We cats could not be happier with the Democratic House leadership right now. The "old guard" has gracefully stepped away to make room for the new, but are still sticking around to advise and support as needed.
And the "new guard" is exciting — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar — plus Lauren Underwood of Illinois, in one of three co-chair positions on the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. Underwood is the first Black Congresswoman to serve in leadership since Shirley Chisholm — wow!
Compare that to the chaos on the other side of the aisle, and we cats say, we'd rather be us than them.
Why? Well, because the leaders on the Democratic side are all swell people. But also because the Democratic Party recognizes that the future of America rides on the shoulders of people of all backgrounds, experiences, and, most of all, colors.
Witness today's DNC endorsement of South Carolina, Nevada/New Hampshire, and Michigan as their first primary contests in 2024. "You oughta give Iowa a try," they sang in The Music Man — but Iowa is 90 percent white, so we'll let other Americans choose our Presidential nominees from now on.
The future is young, progressive, climate-conscious, feminist, and non-white. Sorry, Trumpsters. And with the brilliant leaders we have on both the House and Senate sides, we Democratic cats are feeling bullish about the next two years and then some. It all makes us PURR.
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