I’m going to say again that I think Joe Biden was the only Democratic candidate who could have beaten Trump. And one day into his administration, he was absolutely the right choice for this moment. Will he be “perfect”? No. But, as they say, he is decent, sober, serious, and important to add after the insanity of the last four years — sane.

I genuinely believe the American experiment with democracy would not have survived a second-term, unfettered, and completely unaccountable Donald Trump.

Something that has to be mentioned, and this is a national conversation to be had; Joe Biden is essentially impervious to every cynical character assassination attempt launched by Republicans along the lines of race, gender, and politics. That Teflon armor Reagan had, Biden has as well. His 47 years of government experience that Republicans tried so hard to insult will give him the confidence to act with confidence. And that was the key mistake Obama made, thinking the Republicans would eventually come around. …

I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel a profound sense of relief that sanity is back in charge in the White House.

It’s hard to find an original take on Trump’s second impeachment. I do find it remarkable and ludicrous that for some, the thought of impeachment being MORE divisive than a murderous mob storming the U.S. Capitol to hunt politicians. But maybe that’s just me.

The above paragraph is bothering me; something about it doesn’t feel quite right. And I’m just not sure how to fix it. But here’s the way I’m going to try: the concept of “center of mass.”

There are multiple stories of people “regretting” their involvement in storming the Capitol; they got caught up in the moment, and that their frame of reference WITHIN the crowd made it hard for them to understand — at the moment — what they did was wrong. Of course, it was wrong. …

Nope.

The 1st Amendment, as is often pointed out, solely applies to government actions to restrict speech in public spaces. There is a line-of-thought that social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter act as public squares where speech should not be restricted. There are a couple of big, HUGE, problems with that idea.

If Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act were to be repealed, and social media platforms were to be treated as publishers, they would STEP UP and not back down from censorship. Repealing Section 230 is just a stupid, terrible idea. Small websites would immediately stop the ability of anyone to comment on anything due to legal threats. …

If they can confirm a Supreme Court Justice eight days before an election, they can impeach an insurrection-encouraging President 11 days before his term is up. There cannot be any chance he’s allowed to run again.

At the Capitol, multiple insurrectionists said that they hoped to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging him from a Capitol Hill tree as a traitor. There were at least two men who made it to the Senate chambers with zip ties. A police officer was beaten to death with a fire extinguisher. A woman was shot while trying to break through a door even after being warned not to do so. And explosive devices were left in at least three locations. So while maybe most of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol had little more intent than to be gawking tourists taking selfies, there clearly were significant numbers who actually meant genuine harm. And Trump cheered it on, not understanding why others around him weren’t more pleased with the chaotic scene of his supporters storming the Capitol in his name. The calls he made during the time the Capitol was occupied weren’t to check on people's safety but to lobby Senators to object to as many States as possible. …

Impeach.

We knew before today that Trump had authoritarian tendencies. Still, in his incitement of a mob to storm the Capitol where the joint session of Congress was meeting to confirm the Electoral votes, he revealed his utter contempt for the rule of law if his interests are not being served.

I agree with Bret Stephens that it is too dangerous to allow Trump to stay in office for his term's remainder. He has the nuclear codes and has revealed himself to be completely unhinged.

If this is not a situation for the #25thAmendment, what is?

With David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, aka the inside traders, both losing their Georgia Senate races to Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, respectively, the establishment GOP has no more incentive to humor Donald Trump’s temper tantrum. The Sedition Caucus, led by Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, will still be trying to play to the MAGA crowd’s cheap seats when they baselessly object to Joe Biden’s Electoral College win later today. Still, it will be interesting to see how many of their fellow GOP Senators and Representatives will now calculate it as their self-interest to sign onto the attempt. …

“King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters after they declare their love for him in a fawning and obsequious manner.” — Wikipedia.

I can’t say I had a stellar military career, but I did my duty in combat, and the oath I took to defend the Constitution has no expiration date. It truly says something about the Age of Trump that his attempts to subvert American democracy is only his second-worst crime. …