“I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties.”— Mark Cuban, esquire.com
“There are many elements of this tax plan that I think are squarely targeted at creating jobs and growth in this country and offering relief to our middle-income families. This is about the recognition that, as a country, we have to have policies that mirror our values. We have to encourage the next…”— Ivanka Trump, yahoo.com
“To date, almost all of the attention has been on Manafort’s ties to Russia because of its political impact. Few know that he lobbied—perhaps illegally—for a front for Pakistan’s terrorism-sponsoring ISI intelligence service and the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas network in America.”— Ryan Mauro, clarionproject.org
“Moderation is not an ideology; it’s a way of coping with the complexity of the world.”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Moderation requires courage. Moderates don’t operate from the safety of their ideologically pure galleons. They are unafraid to face the cross currents, detached from clan, acknowledging how little they know.”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Truth before justice. All political movements must face inconvenient facts — thoughts and data that seem to aid their foes. If you try to suppress those facts, by banning a speaker or firing an employee, then you are putting the goals of your cause, no matter how noble, above the search for truth. T…”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“Moderates do not see politics as warfare. Instead, national politics is a voyage with a fractious fleet. Wisdom is finding the right formation of ships for each specific circumstance so the whole assembly can ride the waves forward for another day. Moderation is not an ideology; it’s a way of coping…”— David Brooks, nytimes.com
“I'm waiting to hear that there was blame on both sides--vehicular madman and peaceful pedestrians--in the Barcelona attack.”— Steve L, nytimes.com
“Applause. Greater brand exposure. A new layer of perks atop an existence already lavish with them. Utter saturation of Americans’ consciousness. These were Trump's foremost goals. Governing wasn’t, and that was obvious in his haziness and dishonesty before Election Day and in his laziness and defian…”— Frank Bruni, nytimes.com
“I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting, and so I thought it really important to document.”— James Comey, nytimes.com
“I am so sorry that the FBI workforce had to hear them and I’m so sorry that the American people were told them.”— James Comey, nytimes.com
“Whenever I see someone castigating liberals for engaging in identity politics, I wonder what such people imagine the right has been doing all these years. For generations, conservatives have conditioned many Americans to believe that safety-net programs are all about taking things away from white pe…”— Paul Krugman, nytimes.com
“I grew up in a shitty little town full of Trump voters. So I think I can I understand the point of view of someone who supports his message. What I don’t understand is supporting that messenger.”— Trent Reznor, vulture.com
“The perpetually breaking news cycle of the Trump era has become its own suffocating force.”— Mark Leibovich, nytimes.com
“They want to take away my voice. They’re not going to take away my social media.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever, the Russians interfered in our election.”— James Comey, nytimes.com
“In giving Mr. Bannon an official role in national security policy making, Mr. Trump has not simply broken with tradition but has embraced the risk of politicizing national security, or giving the impression of doing so.”— The Editorial Board, nytimes.com
“Our president is a pathological liar. Say it. Write it. Never become inured to it. And dispense with the terms of art to describe it. A lie by any other name portends the same.”— Charles M. Blow, nytimes.com