Senator Ron Johnson, leader of the GOP’s knuckle-dragger caucus in the upper chamber. Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Images At the moment Republicans are in a state of euphoric self-congratulation over House passage of what’s known as the Big Beautiful Bill. Politico Playbook, the Beltway’s daily bread, referred to the GOP Speaker of the House as “Magic Johnson” for his last-minute deal-making and cat-herding in securing its passage by a single vote, which happened before a Memorial Day