Morning Jolt: Washington’s Short-Term Memory on Commissions

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On the menu today: Washington wants another bipartisan commission to investigate another attack on our government, but the establishment's rosy memories of the 9/11 Commission edit out a lot of partisan wrangling and infighting; how certain problems persist, long after the national media stops paying attention to them; and why the CDC's masking guidelines for children don't make sense.

We Could Use a Thorough Investigation of January 6, but We May Not Get One

I'd like to see a bipartisan, respected, even-handed, independent commission thoroughly investigate the Capitol Hill riots of January 6. The U.S. Capitol Police have never held a press conference or answered questions from the media about their decisions on that day. We've gotten conflicting answers about why the National Guard wasn't deployed before that day and the delays in deploying them once the rioting started ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 20 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 20 2021 Washington's Short-Term Memory on Commissions On the menu today: Washington wants another bipartisan commission to investigate another attack on our government, but the establishment's rosy memories of the 9/11 Commission edit out a lot of partisan wrangling and infighting; how certain problems persist, long after the national media stops paying attention to them; and why the CDC's masking guidelines for children don't make sense. We Could Use a Thorough Investigation of January 6, but We May Not Get One I'd like to see a bipartisan, respected, even-handed, independent commission thoroughly investigate the Capitol Hill riots of January 6. The U.S. Capitol Police have never held a press conference or answered questions from the media about their decisions on that day. We've gotten conflicting answers about why the National Guard wasn't deployed before that day and the delays in deploying them once the rioting started ...   READ MORE

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