Republicans being who they are. And the reporting cannot be called "socialist propaganda." Not when reported by Strib, owned by former Republican state legislator Glen Taylor. Which is not to say Taylor remains in the center of current Republican thought. He's instead too reasonable for that.

First item, "Cannabis legalization bill dies in Senate committee -- Republicans in the Minnesota Senate voted down a measure Monday to legalize marijuana for recreational use, effectively ending the effort to create a legal, regulated market for cannabis."

Second item, "Trump budget: More for defense, cuts to Medicaid, federal housing."

What they do reflects who they are. And vice versa.

Wholly apart from that, turning to fauna and flora, here is the link to the Wikipedia entry, "Pissant."