As we told you earlier, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released some info on the House progressives’ Green New Deal plan, and, let’s just say it all sounds a bit expensive:
The Green New Deal also includes an apparent jobs guarantee:
"Guarantee a job with family-sustaining wages"https://t.co/4GnScpvTGz
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 7, 2019
Also in Green New Deal: $4.6 trillion in infrastructure — "at minimum." pic.twitter.com/P5hGsXxQvr
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 7, 2019
One provision in Green New Deal:
“Expanding high-speed rail to ‘a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary’”
Wonder how that will poll. https://t.co/o6J4M1RzvJ
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) February 7, 2019
Ummmmmm the Green New Deal outline that AOC's office released says her plan is to "upgrade or replace" EVERY BUILDING IN THE COUNTRY https://t.co/sjBy6ammGX
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 7, 2019
Perhaps AOC will add a promise to make the Green New Deal seem more enticing:
"If you like your building, you can keep your building"
–AOC on the Green New Deal pic.twitter.com/cNXBz3ik1z— F. Bill McMorris (@FBillMcMorris) February 7, 2019
Ha! In any case, one indication of how Dems know this plan might be viewed by the general public can be found in how Nancy Pelosi feels about it:
Woah @SpeakerPelosi openly mocks in Politico interview the Green New Deal plan now supported by 5 of the Dems' leading presidential candidates:
“The green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they’re for it right?”https://t.co/2otcMWio63
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) February 7, 2019
“The Green Dream”? LMAO!
The California Democrat did agree to launch a select committee on climate change, similar to the one she created back in 2007, when she first became speaker. Pelosi said Wednesday, however, the panel would not be tasked with writing a specific bill, and brushed off the idea of the Green New Deal as a “suggestion.”
“It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive,” Pelosi said. “The green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they’re for it right?”
However, Pelosi’s resistance (this time to AOC) is destined to anger the far Left.
With Climate Change imminent, open mocking of the only true movements to do anything about it makes you an enemy of the people. https://t.co/xKA4MT06I2
— Zachary Davis (@OneWoodsy) February 7, 2019
The old generation of Democratic politicians and wonks do not want to wield governing power. They just don't. It's a fundamental part of their identity. https://t.co/XVLWtIZ0QR
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) February 7, 2019
And this is what the @AOC and the rest of the real progressive Dems get for supporting Pelosi for speaker. They need to declare war. Burn it down, blow it up. There will be no reform until there is a real opposition party. https://t.co/CO64Elzsuo
— BernieOrBust2020⏳ (@dkmich) February 7, 2019
In no sane country should Pelosi and Bernie/AOC have to be part of the same political party.
— Mitchell Butler (@butlertastic) February 7, 2019
And this is why Pelosi is a bad leader despite all the praise for her.
Is she good at combating Trump in public? Yes.
Is she bad at supporting popular Democratic legislation that clearly shows our differences with the GOP and gives people a real reason to vote Blue? YES. https://t.co/ZQ5KbElhzL
— Charlie In A Box (@CharliePKane) February 7, 2019
And once again, the Dems and @SpeakerPelosi will get Trump reelected because they are so wedded to their corporate overlords and ignore the will of the people. Disgusting! https://t.co/RSGBaoyWHD
— Molly (@MollyAnna001) February 7, 2019
This is getting good:
There's no way a 2020 Dem can back this stupid Green New Deal as written and it's going to open the door to a wacky Green Party candidate to run again
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) February 7, 2019
Pass the popcorn!
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