When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a veteran Democrat in her New York Congressional primary a few years back, our first reaction was one of surprise and a little dismay. "She's going to be a pain in the ass," we muttered. We were wrong.
Yes, we know cats are never wrong. So, okay, this one time.
AOC impressed us from the moment she first set foot on Capitol Hill. Instead of being a bomb thrower, she joined the team and learned the ropes. She voted for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. Most of all, she shone in committee hearings, coming prepared, asking incisive questions, and putting disingenuous (and often dishonest) witnesses on the hot seat. AOC, we cats decided, was somebody whose lap we'd definitely jump in for cuddles and purrs.
Now, she's really wowed us with her 90-minute Instagram video about the January 6 insurrection. She said she thought she was going to die at the hands of the screaming Trumpster mob. She revealed that as a survivor of sexual assault, the trauma of the riot brought back the trauma of her previous attack. And she accused her "Oh, just get over it and move on" Republican colleagues of behaving like serial abusers — a brilliant and eye-opening observation.
AOC going live on the eve of the House managers' publication of their impeachment trial brief was, in our view, no coincidence. We already know that the Democrats plan to use video to make their case against Benedict Donald next week. AOC's monologue will open the door to more January 6 victims to tell their stories between now and then. At least, we hope so. The nation needs to hear from everyone, including staff members, what it was like to hide in an office supply closet armed only with a fork. More videos, please. We cats PURR.
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