Jasmine is the unstoppable force, and AOC is the immovable object. The two of them should get together because WOW, what they could do! One would say they are that already, but this writer is trying to make the point of a combination. Buuuut anyhow, back to Jasmine. She, as usual, had some very succinct comments about a particular Republican who is supporting the Democrats instead of her own “group”. Are you ready for this? From Raw Story:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill when she rebuked her own party for not taking action to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that would stabilize insurance premiums for millions of people — the very issue Democrats demanded Republicans negotiate on to provide votes to reopen the federal government. Greene stopped short of actually endorsing the shutdown over the issue, but Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Tuesday evening, her stated reason for the heel turn doesn’t seem like the most well-thought-out or statesmanly of reasons. “Congresswoman, we’ve seen a bunch of indicators over the last 24 hours, from Trump saying it publicly, to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s post, to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, and even something in Politico now, that there are rumblings within the Republican Party that want to try to come to some deal on the subsidies,” said Hayes. “Are you hearing anything like that yourself?”
Oh, my, what a person to ask about this! You know, and I know, that Jasmine will tell it like it is and won’t hold back on any subject. None. Well, she did exactly that in discussing MTG’s change on what her party should do – Republicans, that is, just to be clear. We already knew some believe in it, as well, because of the cuts in the Big Ugly Bill (thank you, Joni Ernst) that we are now stuck with. The Democrats should also be pushing to restore the cuts made to Medicaid, but they don’t seem to be, and that’s frustrating! *ahem* moving on here.
“Not necessarily,” said Crockett. “And I just talked to one of my Republican colleagues about 30 minutes ago, because I was trying to find out if we were actually going to go back into session next week, as my staff is trying to plan what’s going on. But I can tell you, we actually discussed that Marjorie was flipping on this because it seems like everything important, this child ain’t read the bill and has no idea of what’s going on. I don’t understand why Georgia keeps sending her to D.C. But this is not the first time that she wasn’t quite clear on what damage it was that her party was ushering in.”
Oh, for heaven’s sake. It was certainly a long read, but people in Congress should know better than to just send something along without knowing what’s in it! At least try to skim it. But they need to know what’s in it, dammit. Ooooops. Started to rant there. Let’s have the final bit from the article.
Regarding her actual stance, she continued, “I will take her seeing the light at any point in time. And so, yeah, it’s sad that she can only see the light when it directly impacts her, because she is elected to represent almost a million people. And so not listening to your constituents as they’re calling and they’re talking about their struggles, but then making it about your children, your adult children, because their premiums are going to go up.”
“Listen, I’ll take a yes vote or somebody coming to the table, whatever way I can get it,” Crockett added. “But I just don’t believe that that’s how government is supposed to work. I don’t have any children. When I am governing, I am governing for the people that elected me, and I don’t think that I should be looking at it and thinking, well, because this personally is going to impact me, then maybe I should flip how I feel about it.”
BOOM. There’s the best sentence said yet. She’ll take the vote, but rightfully notes that it’s personally affecting MTG, who flips back and forth depending on the issue. Jasmine is governing for the people who elected her. Jasmine is a Democrat, y’know. Most Republicans don’t think like that and continue to enable Trump. This is already getting old at nearly 9 months. They should pay actual attention to what they are doing instead of being led around by the nose by Trump. Thank you, Jasmine, for showing them for the fools they are. At least someone notices…
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Susan…9 months…We’ve been in this moronic hell for a decade. No end in sight.
I agree. Yes, for a decade. and yes, no end in sight. But I’ll take the little wins where I find them. Jasmine and AOC kick ass. Anything they do can do is a bonus. So a ray of light here and there is better than nothing. It shows there are a couple people in Congress who actually *think*.