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The Romans called the crazy Emporer Nero “Incendiarius,” meaning “fire starter,” blaming him for starting the Great Fire of 64 AD. It was an unfair nickname. Nero didn’t start the Great Fire but used the conflagration to rebuild Rome, including his magnificent palace, the Domus Aurea.
Rep.AlexandriaCortezistheDemocrat’s“Incendiarius.”Shethrivesonchaos.Sherevelsinconfusion.Shelivesforpartisanconflict.
WhenshefirstgottoCongressin2019,shethreatenedtoprimaryDemocratswhoshefeltwere“soft”onDonaldTrump.Thisbroughtaboutseveralprivatemeetingswiththen-SpeakeroftheHouseRep.NancyPelosi,whotoldherinnouncertainterms(Pelosicouldbeverypersuasive)tobackoffwiththeprimarythreats.
Now,AOCisinthemainstreamoftheDemocraticParty.She’sstillabomb-throwingIncendiarius,butthedifferenceisshehasthepowertoputherstamponthepartyandtheCongress.Shealsohastheinfluencetoignorecallstogetalongwiththeleadership.ThatinfluenceisabouttotakehertothetopechelonsofpowerintheDemocraticParty.
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