The Green New Deal is a unsustainable and hideously expensive cow fart. Yet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing it with all her might. Thus, one would think that she’d be thrilled the Senate voted on it yesterday. Not the case. And without her support, or because of it, the vote went down in flames powered by some epic trolling by Senator Mike Lee.

“The Senate on Tuesday rejected the Green New Deal, with Republicans casting the proposal to reduce dependence on fossil fuels to combat climate change as a far-left idea and with Democrats taking the rare step of voting “present” on a politically driven vote.

The measure failed on a 57-to-0 vote, with all Republicans and four Democrats blocking the resolution. Aiming to avoid an intraparty fight on the issue, 43 Democrats — including those who introduced the Green New Deal — voted “present.””

The ENTIRE Senate dumped the deal. Not one single Democrat voted For or Against it. Instead they voted “Present.” Brave stuff there guys. So very brave.

Remember, AOC called this a ‘bluff-vote’. That’s fine. But since the Senate scheduled a vote, why wouldn’t she be working with her Senate co-sponsors to get it passed? If it’s THAT important because we are all going to die in 12 years, why didn’t she roll her sleeves up and work to get the votes?

Markey, who intro’d Green New Deal, walks up to the Senate clerk and asks, “What’s the signal for present, can you remind me?”

— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) March 26, 2019

Ouch. Markey, Gillibrand and a whole host of others held a press conference earlier in the day complete with some weird song intro. They bloviated and postured about how crucial and critical this is for all of us. If a Green New Deal doesn’t pass all future generations will DIE! And then they scurried into the Senate chamber and voted ….”present.” Such courage!

Senator Mike Lee delivered an epic trolling of this Green New Deal. You really need to watch it all.

Reagan leading the charge on a Velociraptor! I’m going to be laughing about that for days! With a boatload of humor, Mike Lee makes some excellent points in his speech.

“Now, critics might quibble with this depiction of the climactic battle of the Cold War, because – while awesome – in real life there was no climactic battle, with or without velociraptors.

The Cold War was won without firing a shot.

But that quibble actually serves our purposes here today, Mr. President.

Because this image has as much to do with overcoming Soviet communism in the 20th century as the Green New Deal has to do with overcoming climate change in the 21st.”

Exactly! And while we can laugh at the image, Lee makes a great point. The Green New Deal has nothing of substance to back it up. But that isn’t stopping people from stomping their feet and declaring that this vote was a sham! Hi Kamala!

As for getting to and from Hawaii?? No airplanes remember. Rowboats maybe? Oh wait, Mike has an idea! Aquaman and a fleet of seahorses!

Image courtesy of lee.senate.gov

I can just see the advertisement now.

Plan your beach vacation in Hawaii now! Forget the slow rowboats! Book with Aquaman Travel and get 15% discount on seahorse travel gear!

It could happen.

Of course the media, who has learned exactly BUPKISS in the last few days with the Mueller report summary and Jussie Smollet, has decided to pick on Lee’s more babies comments. Never mind the fact that one or more of those babies might actually come up with something REAL regarding our use of energy resources.

“This resolution is not an agenda of solutions. It’s a token of elite tribal identity – and endorsing it, a public act of piety for the chic and woke.

And on those embarrassing terms, it is already a resounding success.”

Lee’s speech triggered AOC.

W/ the #GreenNewDeal, legislators, experts, & advocates have spent countless hours poring over details of industrial policy+impact of global temp/sea lvl projections.

That’s what you do when you take your job seriously + respect the chamber.

This is what happens when you don’t: https://t.co/mWfWULdd7r

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 26, 2019

Awwww! So cute! But when asked about why even her co-sponsors didn’t vote for the deal?

Because I encouraged them to vote present, along w/ others.

McConnell tried to rush the #GreenNewDeal straight to the floor without a hearing.

The real question we should be asking: Why does the Senate GOP refuse to hold any major hearings on climate change? https://t.co/de8oKOXeJf

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 26, 2019

Well that makes about as much sense as setting up the Aquaman and Tauntauns travel agencies! But sure! tell us again that this is what you intended all along? Click on Team Mitch’s tweet. You won’t be sorry.

"im not owned! im not owned!!" pic.twitter.com/9b74e6HDBK

— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) March 26, 2019

AND this for the win!

The Senate voted on the Green New Deal today: 0 Yeas, 57 Nays, and 43 Senators voted PRESENT pic.twitter.com/nvcnXA7zPe

— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) March 26, 2019

All humor aside, if the Green New Deal is THAT important, having the majority of Senate Democrats vote “present” signals just the opposite.

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