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Marjorie Taylor Greene will force vote on Speaker Johnson's fate
As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene advances her plot to bring down Speaker Mike Johnson, Democrats are the only winners of the Republicans' intraparty fight.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/marjorie-taylor-greene-will-force-vote-speaker-johnsons-fate-rcna150357
As this week got underway, many congressional Republicans were characterizing Greene’s effort as an embarrassing dud, which they preferred to see go away. Evidently, that’s not going to happen. NBC News reported:
“So next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate,” the right-wing congresswoman said. “Absolutely calling it.”.....
By some accounts, Democrats aren’t the only ones telling Greene what she didn’t want to hear. Politico reported this week that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley personally lobbied the Georgian, making the case that the party won’t benefit from this election-year fight. Donald Trump himself has also expressed support for letting Johnson keep his gavel, at least for now......
Members of the House’s Democratic minority, meanwhile, are sitting back, presenting themselves as the responsible grown-ups, and reinforcing a dynamic in which Congress’ top GOP official turns to them — and not radical members of his own conference — to govern for the rest of the year.
For all of Greene’s over-the-top tirades about the partnership between Johnson and Jeffries, she’s the one actually helping the House minority leader.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Wednesday she will force a vote next week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, daring Democrats and Johnson’s GOP allies to step in and save his job. Wearing a red “MAGA” hat, Greene accused Johnson, R-La., of betraying the GOP and going against conservative wishes on government funding bills, passing Ukraine aid and reauthorizing the foreign intelligence surveillance program without new warrant requirements, among other issues.
“So next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate,” the right-wing congresswoman said. “Absolutely calling it.”.....
By some accounts, Democrats aren’t the only ones telling Greene what she didn’t want to hear. Politico reported this week that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley personally lobbied the Georgian, making the case that the party won’t benefit from this election-year fight. Donald Trump himself has also expressed support for letting Johnson keep his gavel, at least for now......
Members of the House’s Democratic minority, meanwhile, are sitting back, presenting themselves as the responsible grown-ups, and reinforcing a dynamic in which Congress’ top GOP official turns to them — and not radical members of his own conference — to govern for the rest of the year.
For all of Greene’s over-the-top tirades about the partnership between Johnson and Jeffries, she’s the one actually helping the House minority leader.
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flaming pit of her own making. 
Thanks for the reminder! 
But can't figure out what I was gonna do when I get to a room I walked into. 
short term memory goes first.
Some days are better than others. 
