The January 3rd Event

"January 3rd is only eight days away. Eight more days of Biden unfettered. Eight more days of socialist mayhem. Will 2023 be a better year than 2022? I sure hope so. Much depends on the Republicans."

Ok. No more of this January 6th nonsense. That was a molehill the Democrats tried to make into a mountain. Plus - it was two year ago. Ancient history. Right now, the big event coming up in January is January 3rd. Why? That is the day the 118th Congress is sworn in. The speed bump, we have needed for almost two years now. The day in which sanity could return to Washington, either that, or the insane chaos of not electing a new Republican Speaker. 

Even though George Santos has fessed up, and admitted to lying about his education and career, he will be sworn in. And - shortly after he is sworn in, he will be the subject to an ethics complaint about his lack of veracity during the election. Will it cost him his seat in this new Congress? Maybe. But Republicans don't like liars. If we wanted a liar in that seat, we would have elected a clone of Biden.

I know. I know. Some of my friends are going to chide me right now. "How can you not be concerned about January 6th? You are suppose to be a patriot!" I am concerned. As a matter of fact, I would like to see a new January 6th committee which is balanced. For example, I want to know the truth, if then President Trump asked the Speaker (Pelosi) to authorize National Guard protection for the Capitol on January 4th. And Pelosi turned him down. If that is true, it is a game changer.

I also want to know how Officer Byrd got away with cold blooded murder by shooting Ashli Babbitt in the face during the event. I mean, we all but keelhauled and sentenced to life on Devils Island, the four cops who were present with George Floyd died. But Byrd? They about pinned some medal on this guy. This injustice needs to be rectified.

One more thing about the new Congress. Recent Twitter revelations have once again sowed the seeds of doubt into the fairness of our recent elections. I would like Congress to do a deep dive into the 2016 and 2020 elections. Plus, an even deeper dive in what was happening in the background during the Trump years. If there is corruption in Washington, if there is a nefarious Deep State, it needs to be pulled up by the roots and destroyed. The American public deserve as much.

A postscript. If the Republicans don't elect Kevin McCarthy as our next Speaker, we could easily end up with a slim Republican majority and a Democrat Speaker. How can I say that? Democrats stick together like glue, no matter how poorly the meal is made. Republicans on the other hand, are often tied in knots by some "purity issue". The fact that McCarthy does not yet have the votes to be Speaker, is a classic example of that fact. 

January 3rd is only eight days away. Eight more days of Biden unfettered. Eight more days of socialist mayhem. Will 2023 be a better year than 2022? I sure hope so. Much depends on the Republicans. They can make it or break it. If they break it, they will be second place for decades to come.