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THIS malaise Jan 2021 #1
YES!! secondwind Jan 2021 #2
Who would ever have guessed this could be a problem? Right. nt Biophilic Jan 2021 #3
Trump is still in charge of Security even today Under The Radar Jan 2021 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #5
i've wondered if there no killings because Captain Zero Jan 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #8
+1 2naSalit Jan 2021 #19
herd immunity is just their code for culling the herd cynical_idealist Jan 2021 #26
Let. Fox. Watch. Chicken. Coop. Hugin Jan 2021 #6
LOL!!! 2naSalit Jan 2021 #20
The Capitol Police (and Capitol Security) are under the auspices of Congress not Executive branch PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #9
Capitol Police were hung out to dry when they called for help. tblue37 Jan 2021 #10
That certainly needs to be part of the investigation, but once you need to "call for help" PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #11
How did they not know this was going to happen? justgamma Jan 2021 #12
Well it is either a screw up of gigantic proportions or complicity - certainly there needs to be PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #13
But the National Guard, which wasn't standing by for immediate assistance, pnwmom Jan 2021 #23
They weren't "standing by" because they were told they weren't needed.... PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #24
Yeah, that's their story now. But Republican Governor Hogan says otherwise pnwmom Jan 2021 #25
Everybody knew it was coming Ohioboy Jan 2021 #14
KICK orangecrush Jan 2021 #15
If DC was a state would this prevent the Executive Branch from controlling security? nt in2herbs Jan 2021 #16
Yes. They would have the authority to deploy their own National Guard and authorize help from other tblue37 Jan 2021 #17
Exactly, and Acting Defense Secretary Miller needs to be held accountable for not responding! n/t AntiFascist Jan 2021 #27
On a related note not fooled Jan 2021 #18
Same as when Administration members were subpoenaed to appear before Congress. Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #21
ACCOUNTABILITY! Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #22
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