We're so sorry, Uncle Albert. But the kettle's on the boil, and we're so easily called away   The Beatles   Uncle Albert Yesterday I wrote that I had no doubt that the 1/6 committee had a whole treasure trove of information...
Garrett Epps wrote a blistering article for the Washington Monthly yesterday that led with my favorite John Kerry tweet of all time. (Seriously, John Kerry? Whodathunk?) On March 27 of last year, Kerry wrote: Breaking news: Congressman Massie has tested positive for being...
The mother of Capitol Hill police officer, Brian Sicknick, who was seriously injured in the Capitol riot and died the next day of a stroke, has requested to meet with each and every Republican senator to discuss their opposition...
Donald Trump's favorite poem, his only poem, actually, is The Snake. "Take me in, oh tender woman, take me in for goodness sake, said the snake." And then it ends with the snake biting the woman and telling her,...
In the past few hours, the January 6 Committee announced a surprise hearing, which will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. ET. They said it had to do with recently obtained evidence. What could that be? Aides are not saying,...
What did we ever do back in the day when we didn't have two versions of daily life to consider, the Reality version versus the Fantasy? I don't remember. It's been so long now, but I vaguely recollect that...
Holy Leniency, Batman! Steve Bannon turned himself in this morning after having an arrest warrant served Friday and so far relations between the authorities and Bannon resemble more of a country club initiation than federal contempt proceedings. I wonder...
Let's see what happens in this new skirmish in the Republican civil war. Liz Cheney has not only accepted a position on Nancy Pelosi's January 6 Select Committee, she's rubbing Kevin McCarthy's nose in it. https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1410613751154298881 The second half of 2021...
Remember the old real estate adage, the three most important factors are location, location and location? With respect to the investigation by the January 6 Committee, the three key Republican responses are delay, delay, and delay. The obvious takeaway...
The chickens are coming home to roost on January 6. A new lawsuit, this time by seven Capitol Police officers against Donald Trump, Roger Stone and almost twenty members of far-right extremist groups alleging a plot to disrupt the peaceful...

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