Insight: “Love your country, but never trust its government.” —Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)

Moving goalposts: “One thing’s for certain: A quarter of the country can’t go unvaccinated and us not continue to have a problem.” —Joe Biden

Non compos mentis: “Take a look at what I inherited when I came into office — when I came into office, the state of affairs, and where we were: We had four million people vaccinated. We had no plan. We had — I mean, I can go down the list. … I’m not complaining; it’s just a reality.” —Joe Biden

Grand delusions: “We can pay for whatever we want to pay for. We just tell the Treasury to pay the bills. … We are not like businesses. We are not like families. We are not like state governments. We are not like local governments. … We are like the banker and monopoly. We create the money.” —House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth

The BIG Lie I: “Every time I hear this is going to cost A, B, C, or D — the truth is, based on the commitment that I made, it’s going to cost nothing because we’re going to raise the revenue.” —Joe Biden (“We didn’t know that when you pay for something that makes it free.” —The Wall Street Journal)

The BIG Lie II: “This is a zero-dollar bill, because it’s all going to be paid for with taxes on the wealthiest corporations and the wealthiest individuals.” —Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

The BIG Lie III: “This reconciliation package would cost zero dollars.” —White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki

Elitist ignorance: “Obviously, the president’s commitment remains not raising taxes for anyone making less than $400,000 a year. There are some … who argue that in the past, companies have passed on these costs to consumers. … We feel that that’s unfair and absurd, and the American people would not stand for that.” —Jen Psaki

Gaslighting: “For all of those Republicans who are standing at the border and giving speeches about how broken the system is: Why don’t you join us and be a part of the solution instead of relying on speeches?” —Jen Psaki

Tone-deaf: “The ruling class in this country is very, very religious. Their religion is greed. And they are prepared to destroy the planet to make a few more dollars. The good news is this: if we stand together in solidarity around a progressive agenda for working people, we can win.” —Senator Bernie “Ruling Class” Sanders

A feature, not a bug: “You have about 48 Senators out of 50 who are for the president’s agenda. You have about 210 members of the House who are for the president’s agenda. So you’re really looking at about two Senators and eight House members who are holding everything up.” —Congressman Ro Khanna

Come on, man! “[Stacey Abrams] might be better than having your existing governor.” —Donald Trump (“Trump-inspired disillusionment with voting among Georgia Republicans was probably the decisive factor in turning control of the U.S. Senate over to Democrats. Having Stacey Abrams as Georgia’s governor wouldn’t be as disastrous for the nation, but it would be a massive setback for Georgia.” —Paul Mirengoff)

And last… “Stories about bipartisanship in the Senate failing are always about how Republicans just won’t give Democrats what they want.” —Erick Erickson