Above, The Smithereens perform Blood and Roses. American politics on January 6 intersected the anniversary of the Republicans failed coup attempt with the 13+ attempts to elect a Speaker of the House. Some argue that this is really the same coup trying to stop the government from functioning.

Digby asks, "Does it matter who the Speaker is?"

Palmer Report predicts this will not end well for Lauren Boebert.

Dave Dubya's Freedom Rants recounts guns, fear and loathing on the second anniversary of Jan. 6.

News Corpse catches Tucker Carlson getting tripped-up in... the truth?

Bonus Track: Because we're all about the noms, Taste gets lost in the world's largest stack of restaurant menus.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, and on the Fediverse too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).