Insight: “Economic control is not merely control of a sector of human life that can be separated from the rest; it is the control of the means for all our ends.” —Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973)
Upright: “[Trump’s SCOTUS candidates] are quite sterling. ... [T]hey are conservative and they are relatively young — so this is a future-looking list. The only caveat is ... where Trump said his nominee will ‘most likely be from this list.’ Not ‘going to be,’ but ‘will most likely be.’ How do you interpret that? I don’t know. He always leaves himself wiggle room, he says he likes to have leverage. He keeps the leverage but he kindles a little bit of doubt.” —Charles Krauthammer
The BIG lie: “[The bathroom wars] is a confrontation that Republicans have sought out rather cynically, because they are seeking a political advantage. ... They’d rather just cynically try to appeal to people’s fears in order to try and gin up political support for their campaigns.” —Josh Earnest
Keep dreaming: “We’re allowing a radical right-wing Republican Party to capture the majority of the votes of the working class in this country. I come from the working class of this country.” —Bernie Sanders
No wonder conservatives don’t trust GOP “leadership”: “I don’t anticipate a draft, but if you’re talking about registering for the Selective Service system, I think since women are serving in the military, they should be eligible to be in Selective Service themselves. ... I personally think it would be appropriate for them to register just like men do.” —Mitch McConnell (“[T]he man who dodged the draft is willing to send American daughters off the war against their will.” —Erick Erickson)
And last... “5-yr-old suspended for clear toy ‘gun’ that blows soap bubbles. Would’ve gotten White House invite if were a faux bomb clock.” —Twitter satirist @hale_razor
