Democrats on the Hill have been gushing all week over their own performance regarding the certification of the outcome of the 2024 election. As one House member offered, they handled themselves with “grace and elegance.”

Taken at face value, that is absolutely correct. There were no tantrums, no wailing and gnashing of teeth, no self-immolation and — aside from a bizarre outburst about the role of US Territories and Possessions — relatively little political grandstanding on the House floor on Monday.

More importantly, as Democrats are right to point out, there was no violence or even threat of civil unrest. As much as I hate to admit it as a Republican — and as an American — that will be the sad barometer for January 6ths for many years to come.

But before we all sing kumbaya together I think all this “grace and elegance” could benefit from some context. Part of which has to be: Where was it during the election cycle?

Lest we forget, from Joe Biden: "Let's be clear about what's at stake in 2020 ... Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican determined to destroy American democracy."

From Kamala Harris: “When asked if she believed that Trump is a fascist, Harris replied twice, ‘Yes, I do.’ Later, she brought it up herself, saying Trump would, if elected again, be ‘a president who admires dictators and is a fascist.’”

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