On this January 6 anniversary, take a moment to think about how it could have been worse.
Members of Congress could have been kidnapped or killed. (Has Mitt Romney written a thank-you note to Officer Eugene Goodman yet for saving his life?) Many more police officers could have died. The insurrectionists could have taken Congressional staffers hostage. They might have damaged or destroyed paintings and other great works of art that call the Capitol home.
And, except for some quick thinking by a Senate aide and Congressional staffers — all women — the certified electoral college ballots might have fallen into the hands of the Trumpsters. Thanks to these intrepid women, the boxes of ballots were secured and ready to be returned to the Senate chamber once order was restored.
They weren't the only copies, but if the rioters had gotten hold of them, certification could have been dangerously delayed. These women are the real patriots from January 6, and we thank them. We cats PURR.
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