You have a rabid Trump supporting zillionaire uncle, and you're the one who'll have to pay for those swimming lessons? Well, at least the local kid will be able to enjoy his lessons knowing that his country is still in good hands with President Trump in there for a second term.

Gaining power is what she's all about, I've been saying that since the day she was sworn in -- she saw that Bernie had made a lot of mileage with his Socialist schtick, and went into the House with a plan: push as far left as possible to assemble a following among the perpetually dizzy and the parasitic elements of our society while pushing the envelope in Congress, making a name for herself by challenging Nancy Pelosi. She fancies herself a t*********red political version of Che Guevara (😁).

She's made her name into a household word while triggering Pelosi's political survival instincts to the level of loud clanging bells and brightly flashing lights.

AOC is playing a dangerous game, forcing Pelosi into what is already becoming a well publicized "family feud" at a time when an already e*******lly disadvataged Democratic Party is trying to scramble an electable p**********l candidate out of a field of bona fide cartoon characters and hang on to the House. At the same time, she has been too busy playing Socialist Muckraker® in Washington as well as Social Media Superstar© to bother paying any attention to her constituency back in N.Y., a bunch of v**ers who are, reportedly, becoming disgruntled about it.

In her neck of Queens in general, the loss of the thousands of jobs she was instrumental in losing there when she caused the deep sixing of the Amazon HQ project didn't exactly endear very many work hungry v**ers to her.

That said:

Left side or right side of the political equation, you don't get to where Pelosi is or remain there as long as she has unless you're the politics version of a nuclear power.

The most AOC can hope for, and that's barely likely, is for Pelosi to "respect" her as some sort of equal and "work with her" or some such resume builder for the 29 year old freshman (freshperson?).

More likely, if AOC pushes Pelosi too far, "the old broad" will destroy her and knock her out of "big league" politics altogether.

Either way it goes, the internal conflict will continue with an entertainment factor not unlike that of the graphically reported Pulitzer Divorce (Peter and Roxanne, every other day a headline drama), young AOC doing little more than continuing to sabotage her own party.

The thing is, homelessness is most prevalent in large cities in "liberal" states, and one primary reason these cities are unable to house them, other than the problems stemming from high property taxes and ridiculously high costs of living (including housing) is the corruption that is more prevalent in "liberal" cities.

All a developer has to do is write checks to a few campaign funds or the right "foundations" and he gets zoning priority over any property he wishes to build condos, hotels or offices, and it's "oh, well... So much for the domiciling of the undomiciled."

I've read stories in the NY Post of unused city owned buildings and other properties in various boroughs that could be easily converted into SROs or shelters that were somehow "overlooked" until suddenly a real estate developer appears out of nowhere and buys the property from the city.

It will be no different in L.A., S.F., Chicago, etc, and I doubt that Portland would be much different.

Trump's not going anywhere until January 2025, so don't hold your breath.

That funny farm the Democrats call their 2020 primary field would do a lot better taking their comedy show on the road.