moment for what it was. the danger it presented who could stop it. by implication, who controlled it. he is destroying his legacy. get him on tv. it has gone too far. these aren't people lamenting the weather or taking a turn for the worse or some other random act of god or nature. they are not speaking as passive observers. they are talking, it would appear, about something the former president and the people around him nurtured and incited and set in motion and was now refusing to reign in. just the last several days of contempt proceedings have lifted the veil on. as for the consequences beyond what happens to mr. meadows, we do know one thing and it's not exactly promising. it's playing out right in front of our eyes and it's this. rather than being horrified by what happened to america on january 6th, republicans are now running for office on the lie that led to it. it's good politics for them. people like it. former senator david perdue, for instance, who is running to replace georgia governor brian kemp -- a staunch conservative.