Thursday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Ketanji Brown Jackson, Politico, Byron York, Ben Shapiro, and more.
Demagogue
“I was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual [POTUS] under one set of circumstances when we have a criminal justice system that had ordinarily treated everyone the same.” —Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who Wants to Tell Them?
“Vance tries to tether Harris to Biden during Michigan rally.” —Politico
For the Record
“Staying away from the traditional venue for communication and scrutiny — that is, interactions with the press — has allowed Harris aides to float the idea that she has changed positions and moved to the center from her failed run for the Democratic nomination in 2019, when she was solidly in the progressive lane of the party. By using aides to float her new positions, she can put out word without putting her own face on it, leaving the impression that she has changed views without actually saying so.” —Byron York
“At no point do Democrats want Americans to understand just what Kamala Harris will do as president, or to connect her to what she’s already done as vice president.” —Ben Shapiro
“Weak sauce for Kamala Harris to demand an emotional support animal for her first interview. Shows an extreme lack of confidence.” —Republican strategist Scott Jennings
“RFK Jr. drops out of the race. So Democrats in Michigan and Wisconsin have fought to keep him on the ballot, to draw votes away from Trump. After he dropped out. The Party of Democracy™, everyone!” —Ben Shapiro
Insight
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be even a worse fate, you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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