We made several concessions when negotiating for a January 6th Commission that would

be acceptable to the GOP. Now, their leaders are urging ALL Republican to oppose it.

If, in fact, nearly all Republicans vote "No" today, why not reintroduce the original bill we proposed before we made concessions?

Would not all the Democratic Representatives support that Democratic bill?

Would that not put Senate Democrats in a better position to negotiate regarding proposed changes and then in a reconciliation effort?

Not to be TOO cynical, but how do we react if the five "Republicans" named to the January 6th

Commission are, say, Jordan, Gaetz, Greene, Boebert and Gosar?

"I'm sorry, Miss Adams! I did all my homework on special watermarked bamboo paper,

but the chickens ate it and then my parents incinerated the chickens!"

In my opinion, the only reason not to subpoena McCarthy to testify before the January 6th

Commission would be if he agrees to appear without a subpoena.

WHEN---not "if"---he refuses to honor the subpoena, WHAT WILL DEMOCRATS DO ABOUT IT?

It is my understanding that the power to subpoena includes the power to enforce the subpoena. Will we?

If he does appear when subpoenaed but refuses to cooperate with the"witch hunt" or claims some nonexistent "privilege", could he not be held in "contempt of congress"? Would that be done?

A talkin' to 'at mebbe ol' Joe Manchin kin unnerstand:

Win sum fellers call ya nasty names, spit on ya, tell all sortsa evil lies 'bout ya an' then screem fer ya to be 'sassinated, 'at ain't no bunch ya wanna try ta work with.

They's "bad aigs", Joe, an' thoze ain't likely ta ever turn good.

Stick with them what brung ya, Joe; stick with them what brung ya!

No wut ah meen?

Hey---Gaetz---yeah, YOU! Please just go "naughty favor" yourself! nt

This is the response to reporters that Gaetz would love to Tweet: "Don't you people know

who I am?

Aren't you aware I am a REPUBLICAN?

Don't you know I am an IMPORTANT member of the US House of Representatives?

PRESIDENT Trump takes my calls, for cryin' out loud!

And, look at this face---do you think I NEED to pay for sex?"



So far, he has managed to resist the temptation.

An inconvenient---and DISGUSTING---truth: the real reason Republicans are vilifying Speaker

Pelosi has nothing to do with her policies or her competence and is the same as their reason for the 2016 "Hate Hillary" campaign---she doesn't have a penis.

Republicans default to bullying when other tactics don't seem to be working. If one accuses the Speaker of advocating some specific policy, she can deny or explain the details of why that isn't accurate. But, she cannot deny or explain away the fact that "she's a girl" and, hell, "everyone knows" that "girls" are "the weaker sex" and tend to be "erratic" and "unserious" and "shrill" when criticized.

This is why Republicans think they are "smearing" Democratic Senate candidates by linking them to Nancy. This is misogyny, plain and simple.

It might be less confusing if we referred to Liz Cheney as a "Republican" and called McCarthy and

his ilk "neo-Republicans". This would be consistent with how we distinguish the original Fascists from our current crop of "neo-fascists".

What do you call a war criminal who is in charge of a favored nation?

A war criminal.