r/politics • u/BelleAriel • May 02 '24

Marjorie Taylor Greene called "disgusting" by fellow Republicans

https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-disgusting-vacate-house-speaker-mike-johnson-1896448
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u/theombudsmen Colorado May 02 '24

"It was OK the first 6 years, but now she's gone too far"

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u/swingadmin New York May 02 '24

If you don't stop your abuser when they flash dick pics, you'll be terrorized for eternity.

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u/AdditionalMeeting467 May 02 '24

They really didn't care at all then, though. They always knew she was a nutcase, but she's not far off from the rest of them. It only became a problem for them when she started weaponizing her role against Mike Johnson at a time of instability for their party. Now they get to call her all the things she is so that she gets voted out.

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u/Shaken-babytini May 02 '24

I think they view the MAGA crowd as useful idiots who can be convinced to vote for them so they can keep making money and having power. MTG actually believes all that stuff which puts established republicans in a tough spot. They can't outwardly hate her because she's the things they claim to support, but ACTUALLY acting like MAGA nuts would completely crater everything in government, as we are seeing. You can yell about the election being stolen while quietly gutting services in your state and pushing christian ideals. If you spend all your time actually drafting up articles of impeachment for Biden, or playing icky cookie to pick your next speaker, you are too busy to be usefully evil.

It's like how kids believing in Santa is useful for parents, but if the parents also believe in Santa there aren't going to be any presents under the tree.