These Nine Republicans Hate Democrats More Than They Love Babies (or Freedom or Democracy or Anythin

[In It to Win It]

The Daily Beast via Yahoo News

A veritable murderers’ row of nine MAGA members voted on Wednesday against The Access to Baby Formula Act. According to CNN, the act is “aimed at ensuring that families in need can continue to buy baby formula with WIC benefits during a public health emergency or supply chain issues such as a product recall.”

Who would oppose such a thing? The usual suspects, that’s who. Reps. Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Clay Higgins, Thomas Massie, and Chip Roy.

Under normal conditions, voting against such a bill would be controversial enough. It reinforces the negative stereotype of conservatives being pro-life only in the womb and not caring about babies after they are born. It plays into the hands of abortion supporters arguing that access to abortion is important for poor or struggling moms who can’t afford another mouth to feed.

Coming on the heels of the leak about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (but before the decision has officially been handed down), this seems like an obvious trap that pro-lifers might want to avoid. Not for the MAGA Nine.

To complicate matters, several of the Republicans who opposed The Access to Baby Formula Act invoked the baby formula shortage as a reason we shouldn’t be spending money to help Ukraine fight off an invading Russia.

“Last night, this House approved $40 billion for Ukraine as American families go without baby formula," Gaetz said last week.

“Biden is more concerned with sending billions of $ to Ukraine than he is about baby formula shortages here in the United States,” tweeted Tom Massie.

Greene likewise cited the shortage of baby formula when explaining her vote against funding for Ukraine.

To most observers, the message was clear: America should be spending money on our citizens—not on Ukraine. Or, as Rep. Lauren Boebert put it in a tweet about supporting Ukraine: “AMERICA FIRST.”

But when they had a chance to do something about the formula shortage for poor kids, the MAGA Nine suddenly changed their minds.

[calimary]

1. MAGA Meanies.

And while they try to deprive babies born into poverty of something as basic as FOOD, they will INSIST, ALL DAY LONG, that they're "pro-life."

They've managed to deflate the whole idea of "pro-life" into a tired old bad joke.

[SergeStorms]

2. America first, huh?

If there's no baby formula to buy in the U.S. what good is all that money? Might as well save friendly democratic country from falling into the hands of a power-mad dictator who's guilty of numerous war crimes.

Ohhhh, that's right. The power-mad dictator is their friend. They admire him because he gets to murder his perceived "enemies", steal the citizens of Russia blind, and keeps getting elected over and over again by jailing or poisoning his opponents. Now this is their kind of guy! This is exactly what they want for the good old red, white, and blue: super patriots that they are.

These people are sick. They shouldn't even be allowed near a book about democracy, let alone be part of the democratic process.

[Tom Kitten]

3. Dems need to keep pounding this

From now until the elections. It bears repeating. Republicans are fumbling, we should pick up the ball and run with it! I have other metaphors but don't want to spend them all in one post.