See, e.g., https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-capitol-security-jan-6-committee-jim-banks

When I worked on the Hill, and in the Capitol in particular, the Capitol Police were a joke.  They were nice, incompetent hacks who have been appointed to the job by the leadership, principally in the House.  You wouldn't trust them to guard your dog or cat.

Fast forward to the post-9/11 era, and obviously changes have been made.  To say that the Speaker of the House, in this case Nancy Pelosi, does not make the decisions is perhaps naive.

Both political parties will pass the buck and deny responsibility, but Pelosi has "engineered" this totally-bogus "January 6 committee" to serve her needs, inter alia, by excluding Jim Jordan and others who might provide political balance to the committee.

It's a sham and nothing more, designed to "rescue" the Democrats from the approaching doom that they may face in November's elections, and shift the narrative away from the debacle that is the BIden-Harris presidency.  After all, many are saying already that Brain Dead Joe should not run for reelection.

And yes, I began as a Democrat, but became an Independent when I left the Senate.  I had seen too much to support either party.

First, thank you for your comments, Dick.

Second, I use Facebook but seldom spend time reading the comments of others, unless they are in response to my postings.

Third, I agree that Covid has pitted Americans against each other.  The beliefs are all over the boards.

Fourth, China's population is enormous. Many times ours.  Indeed, Mao had no problems "sacrificing" approximately 30-40 million during his "Great Leap Forward" of the last century.  Today, more than a million ethnic minorities, including the Uyghurs, are in "reeducation"/concentration camps.  Human lives mean little to the country's rulers, which is true of Putin too.

Lastly, time will tell whether your last sentence is correct or not.  If you are, it may temper our enemies' actions somewhat.

See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2022/06/12/world-war-iii/ ("World War III")

Here's the link again:

https://www.wnd.com/2022/06/tucker-carlson-calls-lies-jan-6/

This is worth reading.  The January 6th committee is pure political theater, and a farce.  This is how Capitol Hill works.  Those of us who have worked there know this in spades.

https://www.wnd.com/2022/06/tucker-carlson-calls-lies-jan-6/

Joe Biden is not just a "putz."  He is a brain dead criminal who should be incarcerated.  Hopefully his decline accelerates.

Second, there are radicals who use events like this for their own purposes.  Please never forget that the thugs, slugs, hoods and mongrels of "Black Lives Matter," Antifa and other far-Left groups burned out cities; killed or injured innocent Americans including our police; and destroyed black and other businesses.

Not only were they not punished, but thugs like George Floyd have been lionized.  Crime is off the walls nationwide, with brazen blacks going into stores and looting, and not being incarcerated.

Of course there was fraud in the 2020 elections.  The Democrats have been stealing elections since at least 1960, when the election was stolen from Richard Nixon by JFK, the Kennedys, the Democrats and Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana.  Indeed, JFK and Giancana used their mistress, Judith Campbell Exner as their go-between.  Any doubts, Google her.

When I left the Senate, I concluded that the Democrats were "evil" but smart, while the Republicans were "Neanderthals" and dumb.  The Democrats have been smart enough to rig elections, and the Republicans have been too dumb or inept to stop them.

Lastly, watch Trump rallies.  They are packed; he is loved; and he is as articulate and forceful as when his quest for the presidency began.  Brain Deal Joe can't even utter a complete thought.  After at least two brain operations, he is a dottering old fool at best.  He is a national and international embarrassment.

More nonsense.  Nancy Pelosi could have protected the Capitol, where I worked for years, but she didn't.  

I began as a Democrat; and when I left the U.S. Senate, I became an Independent, and have been one ever since.  I had seen enough of both parties.

The January 6th committee is a total farce, and an utter waste of time to watch its proceedings.  They are political theater at its worst.  Hopefully Liz Cheney is ousted from Congress, and never raises her ugly head again.

The Dems are using the hearings -- just as they have used everything else -- to destroy Donald Trump's reputation, since his campaign for the presidency began.  With luck and the grace of God, they will lose both the House and the Senate in November.

Assuming that happens, turnabout will be fair play.  At the outset, Brain Dead Joe and Hunter will be the targets; and those hearings will make these look like a "walk in the park."

Both Joe and Hunter should be serving time in Guantanamo Bay right now.  Their criminality is legendary.  What they have gotten away with, and Joe's total incompetence, has emboldened the butcher Vladimir Putin to move on Ukraine; and it may launch China's invasion of Taiwan.  Then, World War III will have begun in earnest; and yes, nukes may be used, or a nation-ending EMP Attack.

There is NOTHING that Joe and his far-Left lackies have done that is right, and good for Americans.  And Willie Brown's former ho, Kamala, is standing in the wings waiting for Joe to croak.

Lots of us will NEVER vote for a Democrat again.  

Nonsense.  If someone betrayed you, you'd be angry too.  It's just the way men talk.

See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/the-government-that-governs-least-governs-best/ ("The Government That Governs Least Governs Best")