Dezinformatsiya

“Daniel Penny, the veteran who used a chokehold on subway rider Jordan Neely, has been acquitted in Neely’s death.” —Associated Press (It wasn’t a chokehold but a carotid restraint, and Neely was not just a “subway rider”; other than that, the story was accurate.)

Circling the Wagons

“When the president said that he would not pardon his son, wouldn’t grant clemency, the facts on the ground were completely different. It’s the middle of a presidential campaign. He was the candidate for president, didn’t want to be viewed as interfering. … Biden was hoping that Vice President Harris would win and that this would not be an issue.” —Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart

Political Futures

“For all of Joe Biden’s talk of duty and honor and integrity, he’s effectively checked out of his day job — ‘quiet quitting’ was the hot term a couple years ago.” —Jim Geraghty

“Trump is already looming much larger than the incumbent president who, with the exception of the pardon of his son, has nearly disappeared.” —Rich Lowry

“Even Clinton pollster James Carville has called Biden ‘The most tragic figure in American politics in my lifetime.’ If William Shakespeare were alive no better topic for a tragedy could be found than this president. History won’t be able to grant him a pardon.” —Cal Thomas

“I expect our Republican Senate is going to confirm all of President Trump’s nominees.” —Senator Tom Cotton

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“We were pledging to be inclusive. We were pledging to bring people in. Donald Trump has said that that isn’t what he wants. … I thought that [Americans] were going to probably move towards a more positive message.” —Tim Walz

For the Record

“I find it utterly laughable, complete and total hypocrisy, when the progressive socialist leftists ramble on about weaponizing the government … something they have perfected going back to the Obama administration and the IRS.” —Allen West

“At a time when governments and politicians worldwide have been unable to reduce the size and cost of the state, [Javier] Milei ‘has shown that the continual expansion of the state is not inevitable,’ marveled The Economist.” —Jeff Jacoby

“If cultural institutions are captured, then political losses, though they may be a setback, aren’t ultimately devastating to the movement.” —Jared Bridges

Outside the Law

“We need some black vigilantes. People wanna jump up and choke us and kill us for being loud? How about we do the same?” —New York BLM founder Hank Newsome

Outside the Box

“Pennsylvania should refuse to extradite Luigi Mangione to Alvin Bragg — although the suspect IS white, so Bragg might not immediately release him.” —Ann Coulter

And Last…

“We already know more about this Mangione fellow than we do about either of the two people who tried to kill Donald Trump. Why is that?” —Sean Davis

“From hiring presidents to catching assassins, it’s been a big year for McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.” —Vince Coglianese

“The real criminals were the people prosecuting Daniel Penny.” —Tim Young

“Biggest loser of 2024: the Ivy League brand reputation.” —Austin Rief