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Marjorie didn't get the memo, but the House passes her Gulf bill anyway [1]

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Date: 2025-05-08

Marjorie Taylor Greene forgot that Donald Trump declared February 9th to be Gulf of America Day.

But she decided to make today, VE-Day, or Trump's new Victory Day for World War II, to be Gulf of America Day.

Her bill, H.R. 276, came up for a vote this morning and passed the House on a vote of 211-206. From looking at her record in Congress, this seems to be the first bill she originated that has ever passed the House. It's really, really short.

But, whenever there is an opportunity to take a a swipe at Democrats, she does.

Maybe somebody needs to tell Marjorie Taylor Greene that the military bases were renamed because the original names were for traitorous Confederate leaders.

"... and tearing down statues of Washington and Lincoln." Say what? That never happened. There were statues tipped over during the George Floyd protests in Portland of Washington, Jefferson and Roosevelt, but they weren't removed. Washington and Jefferson were slave owners, but nobody ever touched a statue of Lincoln.

"They just hate America."

Democrats are showing their love for America by defending democracy and the Constitution, which you seem to have forgotten. Just remember, this could have been Vespucciland if they had decided to use Amerigo Vespucci's last name instead of the first. There should be a Vespucci Day instead of Columbus Day.

Then, Marjorie decides to go full blown racist and foul-mouthed about Mexico.

Calling it a "...foreign country run by cartels..." The President of Mexico would dispute that, and has. The cartels are a problem and hard to get rid of, they run enclaves but they don't run the country.

Damn. That's a massive amount of cocaine, but the marijuana is now a pittance compared to what is grown illegally in the U.S. And it's use is legalized for medicinal and recreational use across much of the United States.

"Democrats have fueled this crisis."

Democrats never defunded border enforcement. They wanted to double it with the immigration bill put forth by Senator Lankford last year, the one Donald Trump was able to throw into the garbage can even though he wasn't president. Don't you blame the Democrats when Trump is at fault.

There's only one supposed MS-13 gang member we've ever heard about, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia has never had his day in court to refute it. So stop getting all high and mighty.

Okay. Patrol and protect I get. But we "pay for it," too? There is a cost involved in patrolling the Gulf, but just who are we paying for it? I'm confused, and so is Marjorie.

"The Gulf of America is a symbol of national pride..."

It's a symbol of national stupidity and international ridicule. You just like it because it allows you to attack Mexico and Mexicans and demonize them and their country.

"... acting like this is our country again."

Depends on who you mean by "our." You want it to mean your MAGA racists, and the ones who keep voting you back in office, with your obvious faults.

Marjorie finally has her first triumph. A bill that actually passed. I'm sure that means a lot to your poverty stricken district you do nothing to help with your MAGA crusades.

Greene is now under suspicion for insider trading using pre-notice of Trump's tariff announcements.

Jasmine Crockett just came up with a new game called "trans or Trump" to troll Greene in a committee hearing (Bluesky). Every disaster Trump has created had to be answered with whose fault was it, Trump or trans, and the answers were all Trump. She used National Women's Law Center CEO Fatima Goss Gaves as her partner in crime.

It was at the House Oversight Committee on Delivering Government Efficiency that Greene Chairs. There's more here about how efficient the government is with the $100 million that will be spent on Trump's birthday parade and the $30 million spent so Trump can play golf.

Marjorie got her day today on the Gulf of America, but she lost the battle of wits with Crockett by coming empty handed.

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