On Thursday night, a House committee investigating the attempted Jan. 6 coup — let’s not mince words — began its public hearings in television’s prime time. McCarthy’s cowardly quiescence to Trump — rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness — has been thoroughly documented. It is the same tactic applied every time there is a mass shooting and the issue of gun control resurfaces. That sort of delay and deflection help illustrate why founders of the country were dubious of political parties. Unfortunately, the stall tactic seems to be working as the calendar turns and recollections of Jan. 6, 2021, grow ever more dim.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 11, 2022 13:25 UTC