"I couldn’t care less what he might have called himself in some given speech." 

Lets start here. There is no "might have" the following video proves what he said.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/VTP3OFEsY3mT/


"This is likely just another case of the left leaning media"

Yes there is left leaning media. They lie. Just like the right leaning media. Absolutely no difference. A person has to be smart enough to get his news from independent journalists.


"extremists on the left"

Yes there are extremists on the left, but the right has their fair share as well.   


"How is the concept of the opposition stopping administrations from achieving their goals delusional?"
"Lobbyists is an additional factor and not a replacement for opposition."

I'm sorry that you cannot understand how Washington DC works.  I thought the same way you did, until I realized I had been fooled for many years.  For example,  if you think your vote still counts for president, then you need your head examined.  In 2020 Trump won in a landslide.  2020 proved your vote does not count, and its not just because of a few ballet stuffers.  You need to turn off Fox news and talk radio and actually try to start doing your own research and start listening to independent journalism. Tucker Carlson would be a good place to start.  He has a youtube channel with a lot of free episodes.  If you listen to his story about what he used to believe compared to what he believes now, it is somewhat similar to myself.  www.lewrockwell.com is also a good place to start.  There are still a few guest columnists who are right or left, but the vast majority are independent.   

The only politician that I can find in DC that actually is genuine is Thomas Massie.  Do you know what sets him apart from 99% of the other politicians?  If you can figure out this question you will be on the right track to figuring out how that town and our govt. works.