Insight: “The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges’ views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice.” —Justice Hugo L. Black (1886-1971)

Upright I: “Emergency powers should last for a few weeks or maybe a month — just long enough to keep the public safe until the legislature can swing into action. Instead, [Andrew] Cuomo has wielded emergency powers for 11 months — with disastrous consequences for businesses, workers, schoolchildren and the elderly. … Even when governors behave more honorably than Cuomo, prolonged emergency powers are a bad idea. After all, if government by one person produced wiser decisions than government by the people’s elected lawmakers, we’d opt for autocratic government all the time. Why choose it during crises?” —Betsy McCaughey

Upright II: “Referring to his recent phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Biden said that he brought up Hong Kong and the oppression of the Uighurs. But then Biden said this: ‘The central principle of Xi Jinping is that there must be a united, tightly controlled China. And he uses his rationale for the things he does based on that… Culturally, there are different norms that each country and their leaders are expected to follow.’ … The issue is not that China has different cultural norms. It’s that communists have unacceptable cultural norms.” —Gary Bauer

Political futures: “There is a reason why Americans picked a man with no prior political experience as their president in 2016. ‘Make America Great Again’ was about the critical and noble crusade to restore ‘one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’ Compared to this vital and noble mission, current injuries and differences in the party are but superficial wounds. Republicans must unify to continue working to restore American greatness and keep focus on the real enemy: A corrupt, deeply confused and dangerous left-wing regime now holds the reins of power in our nation.” —Star Parker

Observations: “There are few, if any, places where you can go these days and escape a leftist political message. Sometimes the message is subtle, but oftentimes you might as well be hit over the head with a hammer, beaten until you submit to the Left’s preferred narrative.” —Ashe Schow

For the record I: “Liberals who didn’t listen to Rush, and just read the Media Matters accounts, never understood how funny he was. What set him off from his many imitators was how wildly entertaining he was, and the absolutely unbreakable bond he formed with his listeners.” —Rich Lowry

For the record II: “Conservatism, Rush wanted you to know, was good for everybody, more people should try it, and it didn’t have to be stuffy or dour; it could be fun.” —Dan McLaughlin

For the record III: “The Center for the American Experiment calculated that, during freezing conditions, wind turbines are a net loss of power because even when they are unable to produce power, they have to consume it to run electric heaters to keep the oil in their housing from freezing. The lesson here is that green energy production is least available when it is needed most.” —Tony Perkins

Non compos mentis: “The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you don’t pursue a Green New Deal.” —AOC

Facepalm: “Everyone knows I love kids better than people.” —Joe Biden (Except for kids before birth. Not those kids.)

Alpha jackass I: “The idea that you say artifically nice things about people after they die is weird. I’ve never understood the logic of it. Rush Limbaugh was a terrible person while he was alive. He made a living by attacking the powerless. His death does not in anyway change or redeem that.” —"The Young Turks" host Cenk Uygur

Alpha jackass II: “Rush Limbaugh has passed on, but worry not — his memory lives on through bigots everywhere.” —March for Our Lives cofounder Cameron Kasky

Alpha jackass III: “I was 4 days into a weeklong break from Twitter, but Limbaugh dying felt like a necessary moment to reemerge. My sincerest condolences go out to hell’s other residents who now have to deal with being associated with him.” —Media Matters editor Parker Malloy

Alpha jackass IV: “Over the past three decades, [Limbaugh] did as much to polarize our politics as anyone and laid the groundwork for Trump and Trumpism.” —Barack Obama campaign chief strategist David Axelrod

Alpha jackass V: “I wouldn’t say I was happy that Rush Limbaugh died. It’s more like euphoria.” —Yale Law School professor Scott Shapiro

Alpha jackass VI: “If I had to say something positive I guess I’m glad Rush Limbaugh lived long enough to get cancer and die.” —"comedian" Paul Tompkins

Alpha jackass VII: “Rush Limbaugh was a foul f—k rat who spread nothing but hate & terror throughout his career. His radio show poisoned hundreds of millions of people’s minds. He’s a racist, a misogynist, & homophobe. His death brings me joy.” —actor Anthony Atamanuik

Alpha jackass VIII: “Feeling very sorry for the people of Hell who now have to deal with Rush Limbaugh for the rest of eternity.” —musician Finneas

Alpha jackass IX: “God has canceled Rush Limbaugh. And on Ash Wednesday! Ok, you got me God. I’m Catholic again. I’m back.” —Daily Beast columnist Erin Ryan

Alpha jackass X: “How much money would you have to be paid before being willing to type out that Rush Limbaugh was ‘a humble man?’” —New Yorker staff writer Isaac Chotiner

Alpha jackass XI: “It’s easy to make fun of Rush Limbaugh right now, but it’s important to remember that he also brought a lot of people a lot of joy by dying. I know a lot of people are mad … but I want to assure you that I’m only treating Rush with the same respect that he gave to the rest of humanity.” —writer and “comedian” Mike Drucker

Alpha jackass XII: “So is Rush Limbaugh going to go down in history as the worst person to ever receive the presidential medal of freedom or is there someone else?” —former Congresswoman Katie Hill

Alpha jackass XIII: “Rush Limbaugh was a bigot and a misogynist who saturated America’s airwaves with cruel lies and conspiracy theories for decades, transforming the GOP in the process.” —HuffPost reporter Christopher Mathias

Alpha jackass XIV: “Rush Limbaugh has gone to his reward. Bet it’s hot.” —actress Bette Midler

XV: “Rush Limbaugh helped create today’s polarized America by normalizing racism, bigotry, misogyny and mockery. He was a demagogue who got rich off of hate speech, division, lies and toxicity. That is his legacy.” —Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts

XVI: “Rush Limbaugh, Bigoted King Of Talk Radio, Dies At 70.” —HuffPost headline

XVII: “Rush Limbaugh Did His Best to Ruin America.” —Rolling Stone headline

And last… “Blacklists themselves aren’t the problem. The problem is that in Hollywood, straying one inch right of the center gets you labeled extreme and canceled, while if your progressive dues are paid up, you can say whatever you want without consequence.” —Kyle Smith