'Finally, the Senate sergeant at arms sat down amid the others in the room, saying to no one in particular, “I wish I had just retired last week.”'
Every time I read something more about Wednesday I am more amazed it wasn't a massacre.
washingtonpost.com/politics/insid…
Every time I read something more about Wednesday I am more amazed it wasn't a massacre.
washingtonpost.com/politics/insid…
The lack of preparation is astounding. This is how the FBI found out what was happening? Second-hand from a former DOJ lawyer who happened to have previously worked at the same law firm as a McConnell staffer? 
Every few grafs there's a moment like this where, as bad as reality was, you can see how something much worse was barely avoided.
Seeing how the one officer responded to an attempted incursion into the Speaker's Lobby, it's not hard to imagine how this situation could have gone.
Seeing how the one officer responded to an attempted incursion into the Speaker's Lobby, it's not hard to imagine how this situation could have gone.
Literally a matter of seconds. The officer in the video delayed the oncoming mob by just enough time to seal the Senate chamber. Beyond scary stuff.
(The lead rioter was picked up by the FBI in Des Moines this morning.)
(The lead rioter was picked up by the FBI in Des Moines this morning.)
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