From the Loony Left
“America has had a foreign policy expression that we don’t negotiate with terrorists. And I see MAGA as terrorists.” —Jennifer Welch

“People down the chain at the Pentagon who carried out these [Iran war] orders need to be investigated.” —Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari

“We pushed [Iran] into a fight. ... We’re making adversaries when we should be making friends. We’ve been saying ‘Death to Iran’ for decades as well. ... And we’ve killed a lot of them as well.” —New Jersey Representative-elect Adam Hamawy

“There’s no replacement candidate of Hakeem Jeffries that isn’t black. It has to be. You cannot choose to undermine the first speaker of the House that will be black with someone who’s not.” —Hasan Piker

“In terms of the security risks of our partnership [with China], they are much, much, much, much less than the security risks, for example, of the United States.” —Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

From the Reasonable Right
“Chief among the reasons Republicans lost, I think, is their failure to recall a line from the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: ‘First you win the argument, then you win the vote.’ The problem for Republicans this cycle was they not only failed to win the argument; they never made the argument and thus lost the vote.” —Cal Thomas

“The frustration, maybe even the lack of trust in Congress, stems from the fact [Americans] believe that we have not rolled up our sleeves every single day and been mindful that that is our first duty.” —Florida Sen. Ashley Moody

“The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief, and he has a right to defend this country and to address imminent threats that pose a threat to the United States, and he’s done so.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio

“The idea that you would impeach the secretary of war at a time of international conflict sends a terrible message to our enemies and our allies, and we’re not going to play that game.” —House Speaker Mike Johnson

“We will not apologize for putting American lives first. We will not apologize for stopping the flow of drugs that kill our citizens. We will not apologize for destroying the capabilities of a regime that chants ‘Death to America.’ ... We will not apologize for restoring a military that recruits based on merit, restores real standards, and fights to win.” —Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

“The bottom line is we can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon — because they’d use it.” —President Donald Trump

“Can DSA candidates take the oath of office honestly given their platform includes tearing down the United States Constitution?” —Katie Pavlich

“What they say about Charlie’s death is how they feel about you. ... They don’t want a debate. They want you gone.” —Brilyn Hollyhand

Belly Laugh of the Day
“The Pete Hegseth impeachment sank faster than a drug boat. Say a prayer for all the drag queens who thought they were going back to work at the Pentagon.” —Jimmy Failla