Right-wing Georgia Republican insists she opposes continuing resolution because she does not want to fund the defence of Ukraine

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was furious on Thursday after Congress passed a bill that will prevent a partial government shutdown.

Ms Greene told The Independent that she opposed enacting a continuing resolution — necessary to avoid this weekend’s deadline to have budgets in place — based on her opposition to US funding for Ukraine in its defence against Russia.

The Democratic-led Senate voted 77-18, and the Republican-led House followed suit, voting 314-108, in favour of the bill.

“I’m voting no to this funding bill, absolutely. I’m not going to vote for the CR,” she said.

She then claimed the war in Ukraine was “pretty much over.”

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      Yup. though I kinda wanna see her oust Mike “God Said I was the Second Coming Of Moses” Johnson.

      I can be petty like that.

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        I kinda wanna see her oust Mike “God Said I was the Second Coming Of Moses” Johnson

        The only problem with that is the sedition minded Republicans will come up with somebody even worse

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          I’m waiting for them to piss off enough old-giard Republicans that a few of them form a Coalition with the Dems.

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          But there will be plenty of infighting and flailing about, leaving congress with the inability to do anything in an election year. Swing voters are dumb so they need constant reminder of why the GOP sucks.

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    Tell me you’re getting dark money by Putin, without telling me you’re getting dark money from Putin.

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    Ah, Republicans. Well known to be super concerned about spending too much on the military.

    My hope is that the funding goes through, and then the Republicans immediately vote Johnson out of his leadership role so we can have another wonderful round of Republican autophagy as they fight over who next to put on the throne.

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        Autophagy (or autophagocytosis; from the Ancient Greek αὐτόφαγος, autóphagos, meaning “self-devouring”[1] and κύτος, kýtos, meaning “hollow”)[2] is the natural, conserved degradation of the cell that removes unnecessary or dysfunctional components through a lysosome-dependent regulated mechanism.

        Ah yes, a word I’m sure to get frequent use out of.

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    Since she thinks the war in Ukraine is “pretty much over”, I vote we send her to the front lines to verify that personally.

    Again, since the war is “pretty much over” she won’t be needing a flak jacket or any kind of protection whatsoever. She can just waltz on over to Crimea in her crossfit gear. I’m sure she won’t die via landmine, artillery fire, or after being violently raped by the Russian military.

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      after being violently raped by the Russian military.

      That’s Ok. I heard if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down.

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    Are they ever happy about anything unless it involves somebody somewhere suffering as a result of their actions?

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      It is a zero sum game for most of them. If someone is benefiting then someone else must be suffering. Therefore, if they don’t get an immediate benefit from it, they must be the ones who are suffering so it must be bad.

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        Zero sum is too high concept for the maga contingent in congress. The only goal for the likes of mtg, boobert, pedo gaetz, etc is to be loud and stupid so they can post clips on social media and continue to get engagement with their base.

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      Wise elder: A rising tide raises all ships.

      MAGA: Not if I punch some holes in the bottom of 'em!

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    Fuck this dumb bitch. I don’t give a shit about what she thinks.