Let's conduct a thought experiment. Go back to January 2019. Imagine if AOC and the Squad had demanded the following, in order to vote for Pelosi to become Speaker:1. Pass the Green New Deal, in full2. Pass Medicare for All3. Pack the Supreme Court with 13 justices, and term limits.4. A $20/hour minimum wage5. Forgiveness of all student loans6. Enact Universal Basic Income7. Impeach Trump now (just because we don't like him; this was before the Ukraine phone call and extortion attempt)I personally agree with some (not all) of these policies. But they are not realistic goals -- especially all at once, and in a time of closely divided 50-50 government. (Also, term limits for the Supreme Court would require a constitutional amendment.)AOC and the Squad did not demand all of this. Pelosi became Speaker. And passed a remarkable amount of legislation, with only the slimmest of House majorities. Today, the right wing "squad" is demanding even more unrealistic policy goals from the Republican side. And they are willing to use the nuclear option of defaulting on our national debt. They are the true radical fringe.

Let's conduct a thought experiment. Go back to January 2019. Imagine if AOC and the Squad had demanded the following, in order to vote for Pelosi to become Speaker:1. Pass the Green New Deal, in full2. Pass Medicare for All3. Pack the Supreme Court with 13 justices, and term limits.4. A $20/hour minimum wage5. Forgiveness of all student loans6. Enact Universal Basic Income7. Impeach Trump now (just because we don't like him; this was before the Ukraine phone call and extortion attempt)I personally agree with some (not all) of these policies. But they are not realistic goals -- especially all at once, and in a time of closely divided 50-50 government. (Also, term limits for the Supreme Court would require a constitutional amendment.)AOC and the Squad did not demand all of this. Pelosi became Speaker. And passed a remarkable amount of legislation, with only the slimmest of House majorities. Today, the right wing "squad" is demanding even more unrealistic policy goals from the Republican side. And they are willing to use the nuclear option of defaulting on our national debt. They are the true radical fringe.

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