Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is deader than we’ll all be in 12 years when the earth melts. And guess whose fault it is:
The GOP’s climate delaying is costing us lives + destroying communities.
Iowa, Nebraska & many in the Midwest are catastrophically flooded right now, in one of the 1st major climate change disasters of 2019.
A #GreenNewDeal urges us to pursue a plan on the scale of the problem. https://t.co/dWXe44hxWX
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 26, 2019
The GOP never said they’d go along with the Green New Deal. But plenty of Democrats did. Guess how many of those Dems voted in favor of it today:
FINAL VOTE on Green New Deal fails 0 – 57 with 43 Dems voting 'present.'
Jones, Sinema, Manchin, and King voted with Republicans.
— Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) March 26, 2019
That’s zero. As in none. Nada. Zilch. Zip.
Was this before or after your plan got zero freaking votes? https://t.co/xilErVdC5E
— Colin Duffy (@TheRightDuff) March 26, 2019
Oh, but didn’t you know? That was all part of her plan:
Why did Senate Democrats just duck a vote on your #GreenNewDeal? #DemsDuck #VotedPresent https://t.co/W5MfRQBzUV
— Sen. John Barrasso (@SenJohnBarrasso) March 26, 2019
Because I encouraged them to vote present, along w/ others.
McConnell tried to rush the #GreenNewDeal straight to the floor without a hearing.
The real question we should be asking: Why does the Senate GOP refuse to hold any major hearings on climate change? https://t.co/de8oKOXeJf
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 26, 2019
Beg your pardon, AOC?
AOC takes credit for everyone voting no on her own legislation. https://t.co/HJeBYARbVN
— Dan ?? (@danieltobin) March 26, 2019
This chick is something else.
Ma'am, this is an emergency. https://t.co/85upCXw55Q
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) March 26, 2019
We were told this was an emergency.
This is the lamest excuse ever.
Why do you need a hearing? Just vote! It’s an emergency no? https://t.co/MWzcCPpbh7
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 26, 2019
GP The real question is why did you sponsor legislation you didn’t believe was ready to pass as is? https://t.co/nspQXx2bOV
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) March 26, 2019
Why do you need hearings on something that you say is an existential crisis? Shouldn't you want to pass it as soon as possible?
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) March 26, 2019
Why would you want a hearing if you can have a vote? Do you really think a single American buys your bulls**t? https://t.co/SiQWwFeuS4
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 26, 2019
Some do. We don’t. But we’ll give her this much: While she’s woefully short on substance, she more than makes up for it in entertainment value.
My abs are getting a fine workout from all the hooting. https://t.co/d8BhUFcifV
— L. Ron Buttload (@IButtload) March 26, 2019
Sounds like an emergency. Better just go home and tweet about it some more. https://t.co/WBWWSoLEnN
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) March 26, 2019
Good idea. In fact, maybe she should sit everything out from now on. Otherwise she can look forward to more like this from Team Cocaine Mitch:
"im not owned! im not owned!!" pic.twitter.com/9b74e6HDBK
— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) March 26, 2019
Perfect.
Editor’s note: The headline of this post has been updated with additional text.
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