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July 05, 2023 02:44 PM UTC

Boebert STILL Making Excuses For Missing That Damn Vote

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  • by: Colorado Pols
Rep. Lauren Boebert running to the House Chambers.

On the last day of May, Colorado’s cantankerous calamity Rep. Lauren Boebert drew scorn by the wagonload by missing the window to vote against the debt-ceiling increase compromise legislation brokered by GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the White House after spending the preceding days raging against the deal at every opportunity. Initially claiming she was “unavoidably detained” while trying to get to the House floor, Boebert changed her story a few days later to claim that missing the vote was a deliberate act of protest. That revised version of events fell apart almost immediately after reporters produced video of Boebert running up the steps of the Capitol trying to reach the chambers and being told the vote had already been closed.

Ordinarily, when a politician is caught as red-handed lying as Boebert was trying to make excuses for not doing their job, said politician will follow the time-honored best advice in that situation and stop talking about it. But if that’s what you expected to happen here, you don’t know Lauren Boebert:

Courtesy PatriotTakes, here is Boebert over the holiday weekend in Eagle County offering her third different variation of the story. In this latest retelling, Boebert thought about skipping the vote, which explains the initial delay, then thought twice and ran to make the vote thus explaining the on-camera running–but she didn’t make it, and only at this time stopped caring once and for all.

We’re really not sure why Boebert felt the need to retell this story a third time, except perhaps that it’s bothering her conscience and she knows it’s politically damaging. All three versions of the story, and especially the changing of stories mid-scandal, tell the same story of a politician more interested in grandstanding than the job she was sent to Congress to do, which is to vote on legislation. And when questioned, Boebert turns up the volume on her rhetoric rather than take responsibility for her own mistakes.

It doesn’t matter which side of the issue you’re on. Everyone’s time has been wasted.

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10 thoughts on “Boebert STILL Making Excuses For Missing That Damn Vote”

  1. "We’re really not sure why Boebert felt the need to retell this story a third time, except perhaps that it’s bothering her conscience and she knows it’s politically damaging." 

    Buzzzzzzzzzz . .  no conscience to bother. 

    She might have a clue that it's politically damaging. 

  3. "missed the vote, aw shucks……"

    Possible mantra from 3rd district voter in 2024: "aw shucks, lost my ballot so I couldn't vote for you."

  5. It’s surprising that folks continue to act surprised by anything Boebsie.

    1. Her supporters (ilk) know she’s lying.

    2. They want to be lied to,  (Truth is so very rarely on their side, and they know that.) Their ignorance is willful.

    3. That’s why they voted for the liar in the first place.  

    4. The more obvious lies she tells the more they adore and cheer her. (See also: Ttump, Donnie; etc., etc.)

    These folks aren’t playing 20th-century politics.

  6. All she provides is entertainment and she’s now falling down on that. With luck she can pick up a crazy right wing job doing teevee or whatever and leave us alone. Adam will be a fine rep.

    1. One only need look as far back as John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde to see the strange acceptance, even support, given to criminals by the American people. That doesn't do it for you? OK…Jesse and the James gang…Billy the Kid.  Even back to merry olde England and the glorification of Robin Hood, the people have been willing to overlook criminal activity against  "the Man". The Sheriff of Nottingham… Joe Biden…what's the diff? To the die-hard MAGA devotee, the Orange Pretender was sent to them by Baby Jesus to protect them from the Feds…or, um, the sheriff, if you will.

  7. Dems: Boebert missing that vote was a huge mistake but it's over. We'll make sure to bring it up during the next election.

    Boebert: What if we kept it top of mind more often?

    Dems: I..um…ok?

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