Happily, Vice President Mike Pence survived Jan. 6, 2021. Perhaps he was always going to; perhaps if the mob of people that was within 40 feet of him in the U.S. Capitol that day would have simply screamed in his face or merely physically assaulted him. It’s an important distinction, certainly, but also a bit like pointing out that Godzilla barely did any damage to Tokyo. Okay, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that a giant monster just emerged from the ocean.