Insight: “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” —Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)

Friendly fire I: “My fellow Dems: if you want people to vote for you, stop calling millions of Americans dogs — only dogs respond to ‘dog whistles’. Stop trying to divide us by the color of our skin. End your open-border policy. Treat us all with the respect we deserve as Americans & God’s children.” —Tulsi Gabbard

Friendly fire II: “The policy of a full [state and local tax (SALT) deduction] repeal is completely ridiculous.” —former Bernie Sanders adviser David Sirota

Friendly fire III: “‘Defund the police’ was a stupid slogan and should never have been brought under the political spotlight, into the political realm.” —CNN’s Don Lemon

Friendly fire IV: “I reviewed the new vaccine mandate from the Biden Administration. While I appreciate the intention to keep people safe, a goal I share, I don’t believe this directive is the correct, or the most effective, solution.” —Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly

Moving the goal posts: “Masks can help reduce your chance of #COVID19 infection by more than 80%. Masks also help protect from other illnesses like common cold and flu.” —CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky

Grand delusions: “If in fact, because of the outrageous behavior of the last administration, you were coming across the border, whether it was legal or illegal, and you lost your child … you deserve some kind of compensation, no matter what the circumstance.” —Joe Biden

Keen sense of the obvious: “An analyst who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges that he repeatedly lied to the FBI about where and how he got his information, officials said Thursday. … The allegations cast new uncertainty on some past reporting on the dossier by news organizations, including The Washington Post.” —The Washington Post

Projection: “Fundamentally, we believe a school’s curriculum isn’t a federal decision. … But we also need to be honest here about what’s going on here. Republicans are lying. They’re not being honest. They’re not being truthful about where we stand. And they’re … cynically trying to use our kids as a political football. They’re talking about our kids when it’s … election season, but they won’t vote for them when it matters.” —Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Non compos mentis: “I know that Virginia was a huge bummer. And honestly, if anything, I think that the results show the limits of trying to run a fully 100% super-moderated campaign that does not excite speak to or energize a progressive base. And frankly, we weren’t even really invited to contribute on that race.” —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The BIG Lie: “Dr. King never called for a colorblind society. He called for a society that stopped treating Black people as second-class citizens and for specific race-based policies to address the 350 years of race-based discrimination.” —New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

Race bait: “[Winsome Sears] is a black mouth moving, but a white idea … running on the runway of the tongue of a figure who justifies and legitimates the white supremacist practices. … To have a black face speaking in behalf of a white supremacist legacy is nothing new.” —Michael Eric Dyson

And last… “Every element of [Biden’s] philosophy and policy has been a failure. And it’s not my opinion. It’s the opinion of the millions of people who just voted last Tuesday to send a very clear message.” —House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy