Don’t let the incompetence of the Republican Party distract you from the profound damage they are doing to our country.
The MAGA movement may be bad at winning elections. They may be terrible at governing. They may in fact be the most inept political organization since Kanye West’s last presidential campaign. But don’t be fooled. They are not just a ridiculous spectacle. They are a powerful toxin taking a grievous toll on our body politic.
Tuesday’s trifecta of terribleness on Capitol Hill—the failure to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the failure to pass a stand-alone aid package for Israel, and the self-destruction of a border compromise that could have been the sole GOP victory of this Congress—masks intentions and consequences of their actions that transcend just how rotten they are at doing their jobs.