While I fully agree with your points, the "both sides wrong" framing helps excuse the absolutely disgusting behavior from the GOP. If we describe well-meaning but possibly misguided allies and the bullies as "wrong", it makes this important point just another political football.

And yet the headline tells me it's "congressional dysfunction" not "Republicans" preventing aid.

Vance, DeSantis, and Haley are the shitty versions of the actual fascist that we worry will replace Trump.

Yes that is why Republicans are voting for him.

"Poison the blood of the nation" / damage the environment.

Ok, but what if they promise to redistribute the wealth of the undesirables to party loyalists? That counts as an economic stimulus package, right? Need a quick reply, NYT editor wants this article submitted ASAP.

I'm too tired to check if this is satire or not.

Well they'll start with undocumented immigrants, move on to dreamers, then legal immigrants, then, finally, they'll be *forced* by the evil leftists and complicit fake news media to break out the skin color charts.

Seems like this concept needs a new name. Maybe "dear leader"?

I think he's more of a unifying bridge between the wealthy theocratic authoritarians and the wealthy technocratic authoritarians.