January 6th, Santos, and The Speaker

Published: Jan. 4, 2023, 5:28 a.m.

b'Two year anniversaries in Washington mean a new Congress, but this year January also brings the echoes and the legacy of January 6.\\xa0 These intertwine most intimately, as the end of the old Congress necessitated the windup of the January 6 Commission, a report, some referrals, and all sorts of constitutional questions.\\xa0 Meanwhile, it also brings a new Speaker election and why should anything be simple in Washington these days?\\xa0 If that wasn\\u2019t spicy enough, the usually routine seating of the new House brings Representative-ish Santos to Washington with all of his chameleon-like mendacity.\\xa0 We have to talk a bit about that, too.'