Coming around? “While I do not agree with torching the flag as a form of protest, I understand the Constitution guarantees everyone the right to this form of free expression. However, physical violence, or even the perceived threat of violence, is not an acceptable way to protest injustice today and can never be tolerated.” —Maxine Waters, seemingly backpedaling from her harassment rhetoric of last month

Alpha Jackass: “This administration is on a crusade against people who they do not consider original Americans. … What they’ve done at the border is an example of it. … They are on a jihad to deport as many people as they can who they believe are not in the United States legally.” —New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Braying Jackass: “I’m here to call on folks to understand that in a moral moment there is no neutral. In a moral moment there is [sic] no bystanders. You are either complicit in the evil, you are either contributing to the wrong, or you are fighting against it.” —Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on opposing Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Big plans: “So when we flip the House and flip the Senate, I think the first thing we should do is deal with the children who have been separated from their families at the border. I think we should get rid of ICE.” —Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

The lady doth protest too much: “I am a capitalist. Come on! I believe in markets.” —Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Yep — definitely a capitalist: “I really want to see [tax cuts] rolled back. … The values of the Republican Party that passed those tax cuts are to give $1.5 trillion away to the richest Americans and the biggest corporations, and let everybody else pick up the crumbs.” —Elizabeth Warren

Non Compos Mentis: “Why does anyone in this city need to have a gun at all?” —Toronto Mayor John Tory

And last… “So secret recordings of Trump are ok with the left, but secret recordings inside Planned Parenthood exposing lawbreaking activity are taboo? Okaaaaay.” —Liz Wheeler