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Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast. Today is Friday, January 6th,

2023. I'm John Pahor. It's the editor of commentary magazine with me as always executive editor

A. Greenwald Hyde. Hi, John. Media commentary columnist an American enterprise institute fellow

Christine Rosenhykristin. Hi, John. An associate editor and author of the rise of the new Puritans,

Noah Rothman. Hi, Noah. Hi, John. So January 6th, obviously a resident date and Democrats are

sure are making sure that we believe that we understand its residents as much as possible.

Joe Biden's having some kind of a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the insurrection

with the presentation of civilian medals of honor to 12 people who somehow were involved in trying

to stop or do things to on January 6th and with democracy protection like Ruby Freeman,

this woman in Atlanta who became was being trashed by Trump and the Trumpians for supposedly

taking a zip drive out and it turned out what was it was a cookie or I can't even remember what

it was. It was a ordinary thing that that that was converted by the psychotics around Trump into a

zip drive with fake votes in it. I mean, it's interesting because you would think that this is kind

of like overplaying your hand like, okay, congratulations. Like you the election of 2022 went well

for Democrats, Democrats now control the Senate without question and you know, and we can see the

results of the incredibly narrow and disappointing victory for them for Republicans in the House

in the high jinks in the House. And you would think like just take the win and you know, don't like

beat a dead horse, but this isn't a dead horse to them and I'm not sure it is a dead horse.

Maybe this is the gift that keeps on giving and that they're right politically to make a big

deal out of it because if Trump and the deniers are going to continue to play this hand,

there is literally no reason for Democrats not to play the hand also if it has political

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