What’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “Endgame?” 

At first, Greene’s resignation knocked the wind out of me. Her decision to step away from the Capitol Hill limelight, which shone brighter on her than anyone else these last few years, seemed bonkers. 

It’d be like Robert Downey, Jr. walking away from Marvel movies before defeating Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. 

Like Downey became a star playing Iron Man, Greene’s celebrity was born of her support for Trump, who, just as Thanos, has a penchant for destroying at least half of everything he touches. 

[I know Downey has retuned to Marvel and is starring in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. I’m working toward a point here. Be patient.] 

However, Greene’s falling out with the president she so eagerly helped return to the White House, followed years later by the sudden decision to depart the stage that made her a household name, was the surprise twist no one saw coming. 

But then I gave it some thought, and realized that Greene stepping away from public service - at least for now - actually makes a lot of sense. 

Look, Democrats are going to retake the House. I think that's a given, considering Americans’ plummeting opinion of the job Trump’s done with the economy and his penchant for shameless self-dealing. 

And in a Democrat-controlled Congress, what role is there for Greene now that she’s no longer Trump’s most trusted flame-thrower?

Democrats will open several investigations into Trump, including his use of the military against American citizens and numerous other misdeeds. 

What would Greene, a pariah among the MAGA loyalists, do when that happens? She couldn’t defend Trump or caucus with the Democrats.

There'd really be no place for her in that Congress - like a superhero without a movie of her own to anchor. 

So, for the time being, she’ll leave the spotlight and figure out her next move, much like Downey in his post-Iron Man, Oscar-winning Oppenheimer era. 

The equivalent for Greene has been her recent image rehabilitation tour, where she offers the occasional “my bad” for her role in coarsening public political discourse, so that millions of Americans now hate one another. 

Then, when the time comes, Greene will make her move by returning to the spotlight that made her, ala Downey in his upcoming role as Dr. Doom in the new Avengers movie.

Maybe she'll run for governor or for the Senate. Perhaps even a presidential bid. 

[See! I told you I’d get there!]

And like Downey, Greene will "save" the franchise that’s been floundering of late, as more folks figure out that Trump doesn’t actually give a shit about the MAGA agenda.

You wait, the next act in the Marjorie Taylor Greene Saga will be epic entertainment that, like a Marvel movie, results in widespread destruction and mayhem, leaving audiences of both her lovers and haters unable to look away.