Elections Do Indeed Have Consequences

... and I'd bet next month's rent that one consequence of 11/06/2018 is voraciously chewing the butts of the (so-called) Freedom Caucus.

Four new members of the House of Representatives, whom one might nickname the Flamethrowers Caucus, have been seated on the House Oversight Committee, now under the chairmanship of Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland.

Brief bios of these four folks are in order.

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has already become something of a superstar.  She may be another Speaker of the House in the making.
• Rashida Tlaib, she of the we're going to impeach the ^*$)*&%(&,  was the first woman to serve in the Michigan legislature.
• Ayanna Presley sought to procure relief for workers held hostage by the shutdown
• Ro Khanna tweeted today The Holocaust remains a heartbreaking example of a moment when fear and hatred for a certain group overcame the humanity of those in power. 

It appears we can look forward to a very interesting series of investigations, in Rep. Cummings' committee and others ...