Conservative Rep. Kinzinger, abandoned by GOP, still has much to offer

Republicans should start listening more closely to GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. If they get beyond their fury about his admirable insistence on investigating the Capitol riot, they might gain some real wisdom from him.

Kinzinger and Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming have been infamously disowned by the Republican National Committee for the sin of serving on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion. Still, Kinzinger’s long-term focus is much broader and more constructive than just that.