Non Compos Mentis

“If somebody is presenting us scientifically a solid system how to identify men and women, who were the first ones to do it? We do not like this uncertainty. … What is not possible is that somebody is saying, you know, ‘this is not a woman’ just by looking at somebody or by falling prey to a defamation campaign by not a credible organization.” —International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach

“It is not as easy as some may, in this culture war, may now want to portray it, that the XX or the XY is the clear distinction between the men and women. This is scientifically not true anymore.” —Thomas Bach

Theater of the Absurd

“Trump is scared to debate a girl.” —Democrat strategist James Carville

Upright

“Tim Walz may view his motives for leaving the National Guard and running for Congress as noble. But it is not true that Walz did not know a mobilization was coming, and these former soldiers are entitled to their opinion and deserve to be listened to instead of being rejected as partisan hacks, as some have claimed they are.” —National Review

For the Record

“It’s pretty ironic given that, when he was in Congress, Walz voted ‘yes’ on the Stolen Valor Act.” —Matt Walsh

Political Futures

“Kamala Harris’ vice presidential pick is a dedicated cultural and economic leftist who happens to inhabit the body of an average middle-aged bowling team drinking buddy. And because he doesn’t live in D.C. or NYC, the political media has settled on a nonthreatening description. Who doesn’t like folksy? … The Left is hoping voters will ignore the real Tim Walz and fall for the contrived harmless folksy fella of their imagination.” —David Harsanyi

“No politician in recent memory has parlayed such little talent into such stratospheric success as Harris. The cackler-in-chief ‘failed upward’ yet again into the vice presidency — and now, following last month’s bloodless coup of Biden, into the Democratic presidential nomination itself.” —Josh Hammer

“What Harris is trying to avoid is substance. She doesn’t want to offer specific answers, concrete policies, persuasive explanations in an open setting. If that were to happen, she might be unprepared. She might whip up a word salad. Her Progressivism might show. The press might be forced to cover something other than the ‘joy’ and ‘vibes’ she has brought to the trail. … Harris and her media allies will engage in a conspiracy of silence until she has no choice.” —Matthew Continetti

“The Harris-Walz message is clear: ‘In order to run your country for the next four years, we must lie and deceive you for the next three months.’” —Victor Davis Hanson