I found yesterday’s testimony to be both heartbreaking and bracing. Gone was the patina of slickness from the politicians who we are so desperately sick and tired of. In its place was the honest dignity of the police officers who were sitting ducks for a wild-eyed mob. Their descriptions were horrifying. But their nobility in the face of the ambush was inspiring, especially in that it was narrated so bluntly, with no artifice. I commend the Committee for putting them first, both temporally and metaphorically.

I am delighted that the craziest of the crazies tried to compete with them. What a delicious decision that was. In their failed press conference, they highlighted for anyone who has a shred of decency, the difference between good and evil. Their lame attempt to counter the narrative amounted to an unintentional public service. We saw them at their pathetic worst.

I think that this hearing may well be a powder keg. If done properly and fully, it will cut to the root of the problem. Evidence that elected politicians conspired should not be hard to find. I have a mental picture of the Gosars, the Boeberts, the Gohmerts fleeing for whatever hiding places they can find.

Alas I think the thugs may interrupt before it gets to that point. I feel we are near the sharp edge of the spear…but with right on our side.