Insight

“No legal plunder: This is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony, and logic.” —Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850)

For the Record

“Democrats are pointing out that Oklahoma has a high crime rate, which is true. But they don’t want to acknowledge the reason for this: Oklahoma’s large tribal territories make up the lion’s share of crime. And federal law makes it virtually impossible to enforce state law there.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

“As we enter the closing days of the 2022 campaign, Democrats are going all in on abortion. … Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a perfect example of what I’m referring to. In a recent interview, she tried to make an economic pitch to voters, but it came with a bizarre twist. She said: ‘I hear from businesses all the time that they are feeling the weight of the "she-cession,” meaning women leaving the workplace during Covid. If we want women to come back into the workplace in Michigan, we better not take away their right to be full citizens and make decisions about their own health care.’ Whitmer doesn’t mean health care. She means abortion. So, Gov. Whitmer is now joining the chorus of influential left-wing women, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who say women should kill their babies so they can go back to work to help big corporations make more profits. That’s the message of today’s Democrat Party. Destroy your child because big business needs you to boost its bottom line. Talk about exploiting women!“ —Gary Bauer

Histrionics

"We could be … losing our rule of law and losing a situation where we have elections that we all can rely on. … A historian 50 years from now — if historians are allowed to write in this country, and if there are still free publishing houses and a free press, which I’m not certain of — but if that is true, a historian will say what was at stake … was the fact whether we will be a democracy in the future, whether our children will be arrested and conceivably killed. We’re on the edge of a brutal authoritarian system.” —historian Michael Beschloss

“This country is on track to repeat what happened in Germany when it was the greatest democracy going. [It] elected a chancellor who then co-opted the media.” —House Majority Whip James Clyburn

“Losing this democracy could very well be the end of the world.” —James Clyburn

Dumb and Dumber

“I think that people should be voting in their own self-interest. And their self-interest is much more than what you may or may not be paying for gas or a loaf of bread.” —James Clyburn

“Unfortunately, this year black men have been a very targeted population for misinformation. Not misinformation about what they want but about why they want what they deserve.” —Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

“No more drilling. There is no more drilling. I haven’t formed any new drilling.” —Joe Biden

“We’re going to be shutting these [coal] plants down all across America and having wind and solar power.” —Joe Biden

“We’re going to close more coal plants.” —Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist

The BIG Lies

“We cut the federal debt in half — a fact!” —Joe Biden

“Here’s the deal: Economic growth is up, price inflation is down, real incomes are up, gas prices are down.” —Joe Biden

“The truth is that inflation is, to a significant extent, caused by the ongoing global pandemic, the break in international supply chains and the horrific war in Ukraine. But there is another major reason for inflation that too few people talk about. And that is the unprecedented level of corporate greed that we are now seeing. According to a recent study, nearly 54% of the rise in inflation is directly attributable to the astronomical increase in corporate profit margins.” —Senator Bernie Sanders

“At a time of an unprecedented health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic, the American Rescue Plan did exactly what a democratic government in a civilized society is supposed to do: respond to the needs of people living in fear and desperation.” —Bernie Sanders

“You don’t reduce inflation by giving tax breaks to billionaires and cutting benefits for the elderly, the sick, the children and the poor. You combat inflation by taking on corporate greed and passing a windfall profits tax.” —Bernie Sanders

“The only people I ever hear use the word ‘inflation’ are journalists and economists. Right? So, that is not part of the normal lexicon of the way people talk. … Most people who would’ve never used that word ever in their lives are using it now because they’ve been taught it, including on TV, including in newspapers. They’ve been taught this word.” —MSNBC’s Joy Reid

With Friends Like These…

“We’re winning big in the Republican Party for the nomination like nobody’s ever seen before. There it is: Trump at 71%, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10%.” —Donald Trump, referencing some fantasy 2024 presidential poll, in a disgraceful and typically toxic fratricidal attack (“DeSantis is an extremely effective conservative governor who has had real policy wins and real cultural wins. Trump isn’t going to be able to take this one down with a dumb nickname.” —Matt Walsh)

And Last…

“We have one job left to do and that is turn out and vote and vote in big numbers. [Democrats] don’t just need to lose, they need to lose by a lot. They need to get the message: We will never be a socialist country. We will never be led by crazy people. You will not take us down the road of Marxism. You will not destroy America.” —Senator Marco Rubio

“They say there is gonna be this lunar eclipse on Tuesday during Election Day. … I’m thinking, ‘My God, even the moon is going red Tuesday.’” —Marco Rubio