Non Compos Mentis

“You know I don’t do football, so I wasn’t watching the [Super Bowl]. But listen, I think today Donald Trump is gonna sign an executive order banning black people from halftime.” —"The View" co-host Ana Navarro

Chicken Little

“This isn’t hyperbole to say we are staring the death of democracy in the eyes right now. The centerpiece of our democracy is we observe court rulings.” —Senator Chris Murphy

Clown World

“Apparently the ‘constitution’ allows any other president to fight a forever war without a declaration from Congress- but President Trump can’t offer bureaucrats a generous buy-out package without an activist judge throwing a fit and pretending he can shut it all down.” —Buck Sexton

“Eye-opening to see how many Democrats believe federal bureaucrats are unfireable, have a right to implement statist policies of their choosing irrespective of election outcomes, and can openly defy direct orders from the President.” —Buck Sexton

For the Record

“Unelected bureaucrats do not have a right to be a shadow force that runs our government and our country.” —Gary Bauer

“‘Who voted for Musk?’ is the cry by some Democrats who are resisting his and Trump’s effort to downsize government, something Trump promised to do during his campaign.” —Cal Thomas

Touché

“In hopes of finding themselves, [Democrats have] latched onto this new shiny object called the rule of law. We’d like to welcome them to the concept.” —House Speaker Mike Johnson

“Among the blue-hairs and opinion-writers in Washington, we’re losing. Among the American people, we’re winning.” —Senator John Kennedy

Re: The Left

“Democrats are struggling to isolate which issue to attack. Imagine their thought process: ‘OK, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord, so we’ll play the "we’re all going to die” card. Hang on: Trump just ended racial discrimination. Time to play the race card. But now, he’s protecting women’s sports. Ahhhhh.’“ —Victor Joecks

"In many cases, companies have abandoned DEI policies — not because they had to — but because even woke corporate America can sense a looming wave of common sense that rejects the Left’s ideological overreach.” —Tony Perkins

Political Futures

“Barack Obama in 2008 won 18- to 29-year-olds by 34 points. When he ran for reelection, he won them by 23 points. Joe Biden won them by 25 points when he defeated Donald Trump in 2020. Kamala Harris won [them] by only four points. Donald Trump cut what has been a 20-point favorite rating for the Democrats … down to four points.” —Ari Fleischer

“Hey Democrats, if you want to win back disaffected voters, don’t keep blocking the changes they voted for.” —Jack DeVine

Observations

“I would be a huge fan of the USAID if it was out there destabilizing commie governments. Instead it’s spreading social science quackery and keeping lefty newsletters afloat.” —David Harsanyi

“Populism isn’t about rejecting wealthy individuals like Trump or Musk, whose personal fortunes pale beside the kind of money government spends. The point of populism is to curtail the self-dealing of an insider class that feeds off everyone’s taxes.” —Daniel McCarthy

“Has anybody noticed the illogic on display during the protests against Trump’s immigration policies? These open borders protesters are carrying Mexican flags while demanding that Donald Trump not send them back to Mexico. Which is it? Do they love Mexico, or do they hate Mexico?” —Gary Bauer

The Bottom Line

“To the extent that Hamas does anything other than murder and make war, it’s to issue threats of murder, war, and genocide.” —Ed Morrissey

Leading From the Front

“When I can get down, do pushups and deadlifts with the troops, and just hear from them — What’s working? What isn’t? How do you see your mission set? — I love that.” —Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

And Last…

“I want to find out about the two assassins… Why did the one guy have six cell phones, and why did the other guy have [foreign] apps? No more holding back because of Biden… I’m entitled to know. And they held it back long enough.” —Donald Trump