Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Calling it Quits, and it Makes Sense
So, Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning.
I'll admit, I wouldn't have seen this coming. But when I read her announcement, it made sense to me.
Here are some thoughts: Greene was an ardent MAGA figure. She was with Trump from the beginning.
Yet, when she didn't follow the agenda 100%, she was cast aside.
This shows us that, for many, loyalty to Trump is still more important than principles – even if it involves transparency as the world's most notorious sex trafficker.
In her announcement, Greene wrote, “My sole ambition has always been to hold the Republican Party accountable for its promises to the American people and to prioritize America First,” but she lamented that “the political industrial complex of both parties is ripping this country apart” and that “not one elected leader like me is able to stop Washington’s machine from gradually destroying our country."
She's not wrong.
I think many elected officials start out wanting to change how Washington works. They either get forced out, or they resign, or they give in to the temptation to join the machine for power.
Greene’s resignation forces a critical question: if loyalty to the MAGA cause isn’t enough to survive in Congress as a Republican, who truly holds power?
The uniparty is a thing, despite what some might have us believe.
Greene seems to have found this out firsthand.
But what does this mean for us?
After all, there is a reason most of us don't vote. Several polls have shown that one of the top reasons why is that people don't believe voting changes anything – regardless of which party is in power.
For conservatives, especially, they have seen that government continues to grow even when Republicans control the executive and legislative branches.
This isn't going to change anytime soon.
For years, I've highlighted the importance of focusing on local government and community – as have many others.
I think it's time for more of us to start taking this seriously.
The federal government, for all intents and purposes, has become irredeemable. At best, it might be possible to slow it down.
But at the end of the day, we must have local and state leaders willing to push back. At this point, it's the only chance for bringing about a society that actually values liberty.
What do y'all think?
Jeff, I wish I could concur, but even in little ol' podunk Nevada the citizens don't have influence, let alone control. Anywhere power over people exists, corruption also exists. Real statesmen are gone for the most part, and those who remain have no voice because lobbyists and special interests are in charge. Pay to play. And I'm not in the club.
I wish I had better news, but from the city to the county, state to the federal, The People are cooked.
MTG was a firebrand all her own. That at some point it did not align with Trump is not really surprising. Nor is it surprising that MTG for all the good she did in raising issues and holding politicians accountable has “burned” out. At some point, no matter the profession, the firebrand flames out. Energy, fighting the fight and ultimately the changing landscape of the fight runs its course. I wish she would remain as she is a politician true to her beliefs. As for Trump, the Epstein files and not releasing them until Congress voted on it…any thought that Trump was playing the long game. He has consistently said he has nothing to hide, MSM and Dems insisted he was involved, Dems would have used that info in the last election if true and now the Dems seem to be backing away from the big reveal…makes now wonder!