Why it might be better if McCarthy picks someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene for Select Committee?

[kentuck]

First of all, it would help to keep the focus on what happened on January 6th. Because someone like Greene would not operate in silence. She would likely be very vocal about her beliefs. The same would apply to several of the Republican deniers of insurrection.

If McCarthy chooses to obstruct the Select Committee by appointing people like MTG to it, it might backfire on him in a big way? They may be too smart by half?

This is not something the Democrats should sweat, in my humble opinion.

[leftieNanner]

1. I'm not sure I agree with you kentuck

I am hoping that the investigation is a serious one - and it gets to the bottom of the whole story.

MTG and her ilk would hinder that effort.

We shall see. I hope you are right and I am wrong.

[kentuck]

2. I don't think a lot of minds will be changed by the evidence.

They are more likely to change their minds about individuals that come across as ignorant know-nothings. Just my opinion.

[leftieNanner]

3. Interesting point

"Ignorant know-nothings". That certainly describes her accurately!

[dsc]

4. I wonder how public the committee will be

usually there are a ton of meetings that aren't public and only transcripts are released due to the sensitive nature of what is being investigated. That said, I fear that if she is on the committee the public meetings will devolve into idiocy and the press will both sides it.

[kentuck]

5. I doubt that it will be very "private"...

They don't really have a good hand to bet, imo.

[dsc]

6. I do wonder about this committee

I am assuming that it will be fairly large and many Democrats will want to be on it. The problem with that, is it gives the GOP more slots to fill as well. I wouldn't mind seeing this be a committee of say 11 with a 7 to 4 split though I can see that being a problem given that I am assuming that we have at least 20 Dems who want on this.

[kentuck]

8. There is a petition out there somewhere asking for DOJ to appoint a Special Counsel...

...if the Republicans try to block the truth, that should remain an option.

[brush]

11. It's not to the Dems advantage to keep it private. I suspect the Speaker knows...

this and will make sure televised hearing will go on as close to the mid-terms as possible and with a final report just before the election.

Remeber how the republicans milked the Benghazi hearings? And Schumer may have a Senate select committee too.

[Pobeka]

7. If there are any secret meetings MTG will "disclose" how unfair those are.

And she'll get the airtime, and have some semblance of credibility to the sheep because she "was there".

No, I don't want public liars on the committee in these times of zero fact checking by Fox News, and the inability of real news outfits to find out what really happend in the secret meetings.

[Volaris]

9. Since when does Kevin have a say at all?

I thought this was Dem-controlled House issue, and that the GOP removed themselves from consideration with the no vote in the senate?

AFSIK, this is now PURELY Nancy's show, and the GOP can go get bent with what they think should happen.

Am I wrong?

[GoCubsGo]

10. I understand that Nancy Pelosi will determine who makes it onto the committee.

And, she'll likely put the likes of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger on it, and/or some of the other Republicans who voted for a commission in previous votes.