Republicans Are the Party of Asinine Toxic Masculinity
“You’re a United States Senator, sit down!!” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) in the midst of a Senate hearing, after Mullin challenged a witness to a fight.
This week, congressional Republicans decided to forgo their usual Dukes of Hazzard meets Handmaid's Tale histrionics and cosplay as every high school bully in a 1980s John Hughes film instead.
In a real departure from their usually strict adherence to decorum, the party of State of the Union-heckling, Hunter Biden dick pic-showing, catfighting, name calling, and fake baby carrying, has been anything but on their best behavior these days. Kidney punches and challenges for MMA throwdowns in the hallowed halls of Congress are the order of the day.