Minor point about the genius of Nancy Pelosi...

[Wounded Bear]

Was thinking about the Jan 6 Committee and how much progress they're making, with a side thought on the DOJ apparently doing "nothing" that anybody can see. And something struck me that must be chapping trump's ass big time, and a further reason he is getting "twitchy" as a certain former agent used to say.

The basic makeup of the committee, going back to the beginning, has him worried for one important if overtly trivial matter, has him deeply concerned. That is, simply put, that trump does not have a mole on the committee. When Speaker Pelosi shot down the suggested republicans we all thought it was because they were such well known disrupters who would clown show the whole process and turn it into a fiasco. Nope. Nancy shot them down because they were known trump operatives and everything the committee did would have been forwarded to trump on a daily basis.

Now, with a dedicated group of patriots on the committee, trump gets nothing more than we do through strictly controlled press releases and publicly issues writs of subpoena, or requests for interviews.

to Madame Speaker Pelosi for arranging things this way.

And on a further note, though people are complaining about AG Garland for not doing anything, something maybe we'll hear about tomorrow, it could be that he has reliable people that don't "leak" on the job.

Trump is worried because he can't get the inside info he needs to plan his deflections and distractions. And without his usual social media and access to MSM outlets beyond Fox, his rantings and ravings can't distract and deflect as well.

[Walleye]

1. Be glad to let Jim Jordan speak at the committee. Under oath on the other side of the table

[MyOwnPeace]

3. Can you IMAGINE......

what a SHIT-SHOW it would have been had Madam Speaker allow Gym Jordan on that committee!?!

[Walleye]

4. I can't wait to see Liz Cheney reclaim her time from him

[lame54]

15. Can't wait to see him stammer

[Walleye]

16. He was doing a real Ralph Kramden last time he was asked about it

[NurseJackie]

29. Ha!

Perfect! That's it exactly!

And watch his eyes... his "tell" that reveals he's lying is when he looks up and to the right before answering (or when he repeats the question before answering.)

[Walleye]

30. Yeah always shooting creepy side glances, I guess he thinks it makes him look tough or something

So he is gone from Hamilton Burger to Ralph Kramden

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Quite valid points, thank you.......

and the fact that he cancelled his "Conference" on Jan. 6 certainly adds to the suspense/intrigue regarding the entire process....

[Wounded Bear]

5. It just came to me...

not only were those repubs "disruptors," they are informants.

Really simple when you think about it. Remember when Nunez surreptitiously visited the White House while the Intel Committee was supposedly "investigating" the trump/Russia thing?

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Do I remember?

Man, he went running to IQ45 like a kindergartener telling teacher on a kid who said something mean to him!

[msfiddlestix]

25. It was precisely my concern at the time...

the moles. shit show disrupters to distract defintely a concern, but far more importantly: The Fucking Traitorous Moles.

Moles in Congress, and the Moles in DOJ/FBI.. they're there as well. However, hopefully Garland is aware of the players and bars them from investigations.. I really don't know what to think of Chris Wray, except every instinct is distrustful of him

After all Durham is still "on the case" against Hunter and Joe Biden. Should have been shut down a long time ago.

But to your point regarding Speaker Pelosi's wisdom on this matter, totally respect and agree.

another applause to her courage and wisdom: :hatip:

[brer cat]

7. Good points, Wounded Bear.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Thanks! nt

[malaise]

8. Great post

Rec

[Wounded Bear]

9. Thanks! nt

[Tommymac]

11. Interesting angle. Have not looked at it that way.

Thanks for the brain food.

[Wounded Bear]

14. Neither did I, until it struck me that trump is floundering...

without his moles and contacts feeding him insider info he's lost.

[Raine1967]

12. She called their bluff.

She shot them down AFTER she gave them chance to convene a bipartisan committee.

https://www.vox.com/22588475/kevin-mccarthy-january-6-committee-banks-jordan

In May, the top Democrat and Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee — Reps. Bernie Thompson (MS) and John Katko (NY), respectively — hammered out a deal for a January 6 committee that had the features McCarthy now says he wants: equal representation of Democrats and Republicans, and Republican veto power over subpoenas.

But McCarthy torpedoed that deal because the scope of the committee’s work wouldn’t include an investigation into “interrelated political violence” purportedly perpetrated by leftist groups like Black Lives Matter and antifa.

“Given the Speaker’s shortsighted scope that does not examine interrelated forms of political violence in America, I cannot support this legislation,” a statement from his office concluded, in a talking point that McCarthy also raised on Wednesday.

There is a lot more at the link;

Pelosi didn't play. She knows EXACTLY what the GOP is up to.

[Wounded Bear]

13. She's a politician for the ages...

for being a great grandmother, she a tough nut and can play hardball with the best. Certainly, nobody counts votes like she does, and herding cats is her specialty.

[BaronChocula]

17. Oh, how I remember Garrett Hack on MSNBC

pondering conservatively "will this be seen as a partisan move on behalf of Pelosi." He never asked "what is the possible strategy behind blocking these member."

I don't forget things easily. I've disliked him ever since then.

[malaise]

23. They never ask serious questions

Bothsideism is very profitable

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. Just curious did you read something that that was

Her motivation, or part of it? Or is it your conclusion that you reached? I do think it's an excellent point though.

[Wounded Bear]

27. Never saw anything like that in the press or on TV. It just popped into my head...nt

[relayerbob]

19. Thank you

[lamp_shade]

20. Excellent point, W.B. Thank you. Kick for visibility.

[2naSalit]

21. I expect that...

You are correct about the Speaker. She is amazing and I also expect that there is sa great deal going on under the radar because the moles have been locked out, and they don't like having to look over their shoulders all the time.

I wonder how many will try to leave the country while the J6 committee is exposing them on teevee. And I hope that the AG will then announce who has a warrant out directly following the committee's events.

[VEGANGTA]

22. Very well said NT

[Joinfortmill]

24. And may it continue until indictments rain down.

[KS Toronado]

26. Can't wait until the televised hearings start.

Sooner the better.

[Wounded Bear]

28. I just hope they get some real eyeballs watching...nt

[KS Toronado]

33. Yea, some repug eyeballs watching

Hopefully some will feel ashamed for their voting history and change course,
after realizing who they've been voting for.

[TeamProg]

31. Great point! n/t

[Wounded Bear]

32. Thanks! nt

[Wild blueberry]

34. Excellent point!

Thank you.

[Wounded Bear]

35. Thanks everybody for all the comments and discussions...

I don't often make the "Greatest Threads" section of the Home Page.

[themaguffin]

36. It was for all of the above including the shit show that they would make it become