Marjorie Taylor Greene eyes post-midterm reward from GOP leaders

[LetMyPeopleVote]

The concept that this asshole will have a leadership role if the GOP wins control of the House is sickening

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But as the line between the GOP fringe and the party’s mainstream effectively disappears, it’s safe to say Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene offers a truly bizarre example of the phenomenon. The Associated Press reported:

Once shunned as a political pariah for her extremist rhetoric, the Georgia congresswoman who spent her first term in the House stripped of institutional power by Democrats is being celebrated by Republicans and welcomed into the GOP fold. If Republicans win the House majority in the November election, Greene is poised to become an influential player shaping the GOP agenda, an agitator with clout.

To bolster the point, the AP report noted that when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled his party’s “Commitment to America” blueprint, it was the right-wing Georgian who was seated directly behind the would-be House speaker. Days later, Greene hit the campaign trail, serving as an opening act for Donald Trump, peddling racist conspiracy theories, and assuring attendees that Democrats have "already started the killings" of Republicans.

This isn't a situation in which Greene's prominence rose because she moderated her message. On the contrary, she remained every bit as radical, and the party simply decided not to care.

Part of the problem is watching the GOP normalize some of its most extremist members. As recently as last year, many Republicans on Capitol Hill were embarrassed by Greene’s presence — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell characterized her madness as "a cancer" on the country and the party — and after evidence emerged that Greene had expressed support for violence targeting U.S. elected officials, McCarthy was prepared to strip her of a committee assignment.

[Walleye]

1. They have been telling us for years that they hate United States government

They have been working half a century on a plan to destroy our democracy. Now that their plan is succeeding, people still can’t believe it