Mike, to say riots in MN only affect those in MN is short sighted. This time in which we live these things affect us as a country. The ripple affect is real. The riots and protests in Washington state and Wisconsin last year affected the whole country, if not physically then psychologically. The leaders on the Left not condemning them made things even worse because it gave license for them to continue.

Now we have cities that defunded police in part because of the riots that are now experiencing crime waves that haven't been seen in decades. We have cities that have bail reform that turns criminals back out onto the streets with no punishment for their crimes and innocent people are being robbed, beaten and killed. The guy who drove his SUV into that Christmas parade and killed eight people is a prime example of the trickle down effect.

Yes, there are other factors involved that play into this but the riots and the people involved not being held responsible are absolutely NOT confined to the cities and states where they occured.

Not that I know what the thought process was of the core group of idiots who led the charge into the Capitol, but it could have been that they were sick and tired of seeing no one being held responsible for the civil unrest of 2020, wanted something to be done and didn't see it happening with Biden in office. Does it make what they did the right thing to do? Not at all. But I can understand the frustration.

The Speaker of the House (SOTH) is responsible for the Capitol police and the security of the Capitol, not the POTUS. In this case Pelosi has jurisdiction over the Capitol so it was her job (the job of her office) to make sure everything was squared away for 6 January. Could Trump have done a better job after StuffHTF? Yes, he could have, but the responsibility ultimately rests on SOTH to prevent, contain and control. If you are prepared for every possible crisis then it is manageable when it happens. Pelosi and everyone else knew it was going to be a tense situation and she failed to prepare.

As the saying goes, "failing to prepare is to prepare to fail."

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