We should celebrate that Pence and others RSVP’d for the inauguration rather than Trump’s pathetic send-off rally at Joint Base Andrews. Very few of the eminences who gathered on Inauguration Day came to the defense of those local officials when it counted. McConnell, Pence and the others gave no indication they would have stood in the way. We should salute McConnell for eloquently declaring — before the insurrection — that he would not vote to overturn democracy. We may not be able to count on the next generation of local officials if there is a next time.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2021 17:46 UTC