This isn't a zero-sum game. The impeachment managers won hearts and minds, mine among them, when they knew there was little chance of conviction.

Compare them, and the Capitol police, to the Spartans holding the pass at Thermopylae, if you are seeking an appropriate metaphor. They have inspired democracy.

thank you, Umair, for your brilliant writing. I have never been so proud of this country. We have a chance to build back better, and we shall.