Marjorie, Evolving, Seemingly

I BEGAN DESPISING conservatives a long time ago, when Nixon's presidency came unraveled, after I had been a strong young high school supporter of his. I felt betrayed. Nixon, of course, was not entirely conservative; in many ways he was progressive, or at least willing to sign progressive legislation into law, such as that protecting the environment. And, all things considered, in retrospect, his crimes and overall criminality seem tame compared to Donald Trump, who, to any honest, moral person, seems like a complete reprobate and careercriminal, because he is in fact both. One of my least favorite conservatives for what seems like the bettr part of a decade has been Marjorie Taylor Greene, even since she was elected to Congress the better part of a decade ago. To me she has always seemed loud, extreme, and abrasive; when she suggested a "divorce" between conservatives and progressives in the United States, it seemed like a good idea to me. Just recently, however, my attitude about her has begun the change, becuase it seems to me that she has begun to change, to, if you will, "evolve", ideologically. Either I'm dreaming, or MTG has moved towards the middle on many issues, and, no, I am not dreaming, she is parting company with some Republican right wingers, and espousing viewpoints amenable to democrats like myself. For one thing, evidently she has decided to not accept large campaign donations from large corporations, and has begun accepting money only from individuals in smaller amounts, in a sort of grass roots populist approach. This strategy could be viewed as potentially harmful to her political future financially, or, it could be regarded as a noble attempt to transcend and eliminate the corruption within our modern political system, wherein the very wealthy and powerful control everything. On balance, this admirable approach to raising money seems likely to benefit Green. The corrupting influence of corporate money in politics is becoming a bigger issue, as it has becomes more extreme. It is possible this this new approach to her political career has taken Congressperson Greene close to many of her supporters within her congressional district, brought her closer to the grass roots, and has allowed her to gain a much greater understanding of their expressed needs,simply by listening to more of them. That is her explanation for her recent evolution in thinking,accordign to which she is parting companny with many of the policies being implemented by Trump and her fellow Republicans, such as extensive, extreme, chaoticically applied tariffs, using the military to occupy American cities, American support of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, bombing foreign countries; a whole host of Trump's policies that MTG is questioning and criticizing. Listening to her recently on an interview, I could almost imagine her, incredibly, being a Democrat, or becoming one. For an anti-Trump progressive, it was indeed a sight for sore eyes, and I started wondering nad hoping whether her apparent move towards the center might indicate a growing trend among the right wing away from extremism. Probably not, but one can always hope. It may be that her interaction with her constituents in Georgia has alarted her to a strong groundswell against Trump as his approval ratings continue to sink, disenchantment with current Republican policies, and an impending election victory by Democrats in 2026. Maybe she'll switch parties. As far as I am concerned, she'd be welcome.