Congressional Republicans had much better things to do yesterday, like, oh, defending the Constitution of the United States of America against a rampaging authoritarian king wannabe. Instead, they chose to go after four lowly Blue State mayors over their sanctuary-city policies. For that reason alone, I was rooting for Mayor Michelle Wu to stuff ‘em at yesterday’s GOP three-ring committee hearing – and that’s precisely what she did. … The Globe’s Joan Vennochi notes Wu’s effective deployment of motherhood, religion and loyalty to blunt the GOP lines of attacks. The holy trinity strategy worked. … And don’t forget the $650K the city spent on lawyers and consultants to prep Wu before yesterday’s testimony. That worked too, for Wu  that is, not taxpayers. 

How sure am I that Wu more than held her own yesterday? The Herald’s coverage downplays Wu’s stage performance, emphasizing instead how Wu and Boston could yet legally and financially suffer as a result of her testimony yesterday. From the Herald’s Joe Battenfeld: “While Wu will come out of the hearing high-fiving with her sycophantic supporters in the media and at City Hall, in the end it won’t be a victory if she or the city doesn’t escape legal trouble.” … Ah, yes. The same Republicans who won’t lift a finger to defend the constitution and congressional prerogatives are determined to make sure Democrats follow the letter of the law when it comes to immigration issues …