About Timing

During six riveting episodes of the January 6th Committee's hearings, the testimony of witnesses and the displays presented have revealed significant new things. The hearings have also underlined important things we already knew.

That the testimony we've heard has largely come from Republicans is quite noteworthy. Some of what those witnesses have told us about Donald Trump and his underlings has been shocking. But, of course, a lot of it has not been all that surprising. 

For instance, before yesterday I didn't know that on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump seemingly wanted his gathering MAGA mob to be able to evade metal detectors. Yikes! Don't you need a license to carry a gun on the street in D.C.?

Still, I'm not particularly surprised that it appears Trump intended to conjure up a "Second Amendment solution," by leading an armed horde to the Capitol to do his dirty business. However, today I have to believe that blood-red loose thread about circumventing the metal detectors that Ms Cassidy Hutchinson revealed yesterday -- under oath -- should be pulled hard, ASAP. 

Hopefully, we will see more of Trump's accomplices and assistant accomplices find the courage to step up and answer the panel's questions. Meanwhile, what should we think of Hutchinson and Arizona's Speaker of its House of Representatives, Rusty Bowers, and other star witnesses whose recent testimony has been memorable and particularly damning? 

Should we expect them to regret having been in the Republican Party during Trump's time in office so damn much that they leave the GOP? 

Should we expect them to change their minds about political issues such as climate change, or immigration, or abortion? 

Should we expect them to simply become members of the Democratic Party? 

To all such questions my answer is, "No." Nonetheless, Democrats should be grateful for their Profiles-in-Courage honesty. There's no doubt about it, those witnesses aren't just facing being shunned by Republicans, they are facing real danger. 

Moreover, not only have Bowers and Hutchinson done their duty to help bring the truth to light, they have shown the world that in 2022 it's possible for one to be a Republican and to be an honest person at the same time. And, speaking of time, this is not the best time to criticize Bowers or Hutchinson or the other brave witnesses for what differences we might have with them over political issues not related to their January 6th Committee testimony. 

Still, that doesn't mean that we should forget how Vice Committee Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) or any the witnesses stand on various political issues. While we are still hoping for more witnesses to come forward, this just isn't the time to dwell on such differences. Bad timing can ruin a good plan.

And, in closing, let's not forget to harmoniously sing the praises of the January 6th Committee's splendid sense of show-biz timing for choosing to abruptly schedule and present its blockbuster Episode Six when it did ... right before a holiday weekend. 

Live TV is cool.  

--  My illustration.

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