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Earlier this week,   New York Times   columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed entitled,   The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It .  I have long followed his editorials, and universally tend to agree with him.  This time, I think he has missed the mark. Essentially, Brooks said that the Committee has a chance to save Democracy, but seems to be distracted by small-minded thinking, like nailing Donald Trump and winning the mid-term elections.  He specifically mentioned that this group has to insure that the confirmation process on 6 January 2025 and 6 January 2029 revert back to those of 2017 and before. Of course Democrats have continuing Democracy as an ultimate goal.  However, to get there you need to ascertain a majority.  The current edge they have in the House and Senate is minimal.  To countermand what is happening in Republican states regarding election day processing and preserve the electoral process you need more Democrats in both chambers. Most political observers, because of

Is this the beginning of the next pandemic surge?  From the  New York Times  this morning. You've read about  Philadelphia's return to indoor masks .   But what about the other regions?   Remember when the Alpha variant hit Michigan and Minnesota about a year ago...then fizzled?   So sure predictions are difficult.  Of course, most new cases are being caused by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, the most contagious virus yet, but the combination of vaccinations, high number of previous asymptomatic cases, home tests ( which are generally not reported ) and mildness of the resultant symptoms is not affecting the hospitalization rate, with a continuing decline of death rates.   We are now in the mode of uncertainty tinged with optimism. The  crypto world is erupting .  It's possible that this could become a revolution.  However, anything relatively new remains perilous, and this financing option could just as easily blow up into obscurity, for the system is vulnerable to too many r