Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ release of her Green New Deal sent many people across the nation rolling on the floor laughing out loud. Or simply staring at the words of her grand plan in stunned disbelief.
From seeking to build a massive high-speed rail system so we can get rid of airplanes to eliminating all our “farting cows” to replacing or upgrading “every single building” in our country if it isn’t green enough to providing “economic security” to anyone “unwilling” to work, the non-binding resolution and its accompanying fact sheets drew a flood of ridicule on Thursday.
Here are the best reactions: