It’s almost certainly not true that all Republican politicians are completely oblivious to how stupid they look when they do this sort of thing. Perhaps Missouri is the exception that proves the rule.
The Independent is a group of donation supported journalists who are seeking to provide the sort of local coverage that, at one time, was the province of daily newspapers and served, at least to an extent, to keep government hijinks in line. One hopes this is a step toward seeing that again.
https://missouriindependent.com/2023/05/12/missouri-senate-grinds-to-a-halt-on-final-day-of-2023-session/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=defd3f7e-bfa2-4513-afbe-84a63f666e8f