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Yesterday should certainly have made Republicans feel very good, whereas it exposed the magnitude of Democrats leadership realization that their performance in office is a total washout. As posted here on Wednesday, January 5, none of the responsibilities of government are anywhere close to being met with competence: Creating and enforcing the rules of a society, defense, foreign affairs, the economy and public services.

Considering the left has no administrative successes to its credit to acknowledge whatsoever, the attempt was made to smear Republicans as unfit for office because of the events taking place in the Capitol last January 6. On that occasion, a violent mob forced Congress into hiding, temporarily halting the transfer of power to Biden. Democrats say the mob was made up of Trump supporters while Republicans are more inclined to believe the composition was Antifa and Black Lives Matter members.

Repercussions of the riot still reverberate and the scene was truly tragic, but in practicality beyond the event itself and the actions of an unruly mob, what does January 6^th have to do with other aspects of governance?

Hopeless Schumer’s two main goals have long been trying to overturn the legislative filibuster along with changing voting rights so that any and all in the nation are free to vote uncontested, citizen or not. He now says that both of his desires should be granted so that January 6 does not occur again. His convoluted logic borders on irrationality as he tries to cut and paste the three subjects together or perhaps he knows about a riot taking place outside a voting booth during a filibuster in the Senate.

Senator Lindsay Graham reacted by saying: “President Biden and Vice President [Kamala] Harris’ speeches today were an effort to resurrect a failed presidency more than marking the anniversary of a dark day in American history.

"Their brazen attempts to use January 6 to support radical election reform and changing the rules of the Senate to accomplish this goal, will not succeed. The so-called voting rights acts they are pushing are a liberal Democrat federal takeover of our election systems which constitutionally reside with the states." 

Alan Dershowitz went on: “Throwing around the term "insurrection" to describe the events of Jan. 6, 2021, is not just overblown, but dangerous and might ultimately boomerang back on Democrats” on Newsmax.

"We've watered down real insurrections, which we obviously have to prevent, and second we allow the weaponization for one party," Dershowitz told Thursday's "Spicer & Co."

"You can't throw those words around — 'insurrection' — because they'll be thrown back at you. Next time there's a protest by the Democrats, the Republicans will take out this statement and say, 'ah-ha!'"

"It's not an insurrection," he continued. "This is a protest that became violent, a stress test of democracy, and we passed the test. The American public overwhelmingly rejected the use of violence."

“Seeking to weaponize Jan. 6 to keep Trump from running for president in 2024 is an unconstitutional abuse of the 14th Amendment which codifies equal protection under the law and delves into "insurrection" under Section 3.

"The First Amendment, the right to assemble peaceably and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, is critically important. And to start calling that an insurrection is to violate both intent of the framers and the words of the First Amendment."

And then later Kudlow asked radio host Mark Simone if the Democrats railing against December 6 would affect the 2022 Midterm elections. “Yes,” Simone replied, “It will help Republicans.”

On the other hand, while Michael Goodwin is often quoted here as he generally demonstrates solid logic, his column yesterday leaves room for disagreement. Goodwin wrote: “Although I don’t share the concern that Trump’s claims about 2020 are a threat to the nation — after all, Dems and their media mouthpieces made similar claims about 2016, and many still do — I believe Trump is further damaging his legacy. Perhaps more important, he is squandering a chance to unite all those who see Biden's presidency as a disaster for America and the entire free world. 

“By seeming to make his allegations about 2020 a litmus test, the former president is limiting his prospective candidacy to like-minded voters. Similarly, many Republicans up and down the ballot are being held to the same litmus test to get his endorsement, which could tie their fates to a charge that can never be proven and that most voters in key states do not accept.”

While Goodwin presents a valid premise, there very well may be those who take a purely analytical approach to voting leaving out emotion altogether, others identify with Trump on an entirely different level. Believing him to be a street fighter type, inclined to take on foes where and when encountered, significant numbers of those agree with him that the election was ripped off. So, while Trump’s prior performance in office is more than enough to insure reelection, his hostility against deceitful scum goes far to enhance his image among significant hordes of others.    

For those of you who haven’t seen it, Trump’s response is well worth reading. Here’s a link: https://www.newsmax.com/headline/trump-respond-biden-jan-6/2022/01/06/id/1051282/

That’s it for you today folks.

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