Flotsam and Jetsam - "These People are Crazy"

Of course, we're still seeing fallout from Tuesday's SOTU speech. PJM's Matt Margolis thinks CNN’s Instant Poll of the State of the Union Will Trigger the Left, but then, doesn't everything? “Get this reaction from those that watch the speech tonight. 38% said they had a very positive reaction to the speech, 25% somewhat positive, 36% negative.” He paused just long enough for the math to sink in. “So roughly two-thirds in the positive territory, one-third negative among speech watchers.” Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, CNN Poll: By Golly, Trump Moved the Needle Last Night. VodkaPundit at PJM called it A Masterclass in Giving a Speech Without Giving a Speech. Ace claims Trump Directs and Films the Main Political Advetisement for the Midterms "I personally thought the speech started well but then got tedious and meandering. Then again, I know the economy is doing pretty well. Thanks to the propaganda Nazi media, most citizens don't. Many observers, including Democrat spinners, think it was effective." Roger Simon claims an EXCLUSIVE: Sigmund Freud Analyzes the SOTU "The whole world... and eternity... were watching."

Dmitri Bolt at TownHall reports JD Vance Reveals What He Saw From Democrats During the State of the Union Speech That Most Viewers Didn't. "Democratic members were glancing at one another, seemingly looking for cues, or permission, before reacting to the presidents words." From Twitchy, Choosing Sides: Trump Got Democrats to Admit That Illegal Aliens Come First, Not You and Your Family. Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "The defining issue of our country, powerfully visualized in 20 seconds: “If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens not illegal aliens. Every Democrat remains seated." Sister Toldja at RedState thinks Chuck Schumer Steps in It When Asked About the Refusal to Stand for Americans During the SOTU. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NEW: I just asked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) why Democrats didn’t stand when President Trump asked Congress to stand for Americans over illegal immigrants, and if it was a political mistake to stay seated? Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”" Capt. Ed hears from Fetterman: No, Seriously – How Do You Not Stand? and 'How Do You Not Stand?' John Lucas at Bravo Blue, "These people are crazy." "TDS explained: The Democrats hate Trump because he exposes them for who and what they are." Althouse was struck by "These people are crazy, I’m telling you. They’re crazy. Amazing. Terrible. Boy, oh boy." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair thinks When Democrats Make Donald Trump The Normie In The Room, They're Losing. Devon Eriksen @Devon_Eriksen_, "If you repeatedly tell people they can't have the basic requirements of the good life, such as "not being murdered by drug gangs", because that's fascism... Then pretty soon they will conclude that fascism is the way to get those things, and it sounds like an excellent idea." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "One of the great superpowers of Donald Trump is his ability to make his opponents hate him SO MUCH that they will do incredibly stupid things to spite him, even if it means destroying their own reputations and electoral chances." Quote Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: The NRCC (campaign arm for House Republicans) tells @FoxNews the visual of Democrats remaining seated & silent when President Trump asked Congress to stand for protecting Americans over illegal aliens was “a beautiful gift” & they will cut those images into campaign." Salena Zito at WaEx, thinks ‘These people are crazy’ is the campaign Democrats should fear. 

Ace, Democrat "Counter Event" To the SOTU Is, Literally, a Zoo of Lunatics. "Hakeem Jeffries apparently told his animals that they should not heckle or scream during the SOTU, because it would make them look bad. They did not listen. Deplorable, deportable foreign Islamofascist traitors Rashid Tlaib and Ilhan "Omar" Nur never stopped squawking and shrieking throughout the speech. The degenerate Al Green was forcibly ejected from the Speech for his constant disruptions. He was also ejected from last year's speech. I don't know why the two Muslim sows were permitted to stay." Dave Strom at Hat Hair VIP thinks David Frum's Meltdown About State of the Union Is So Absurdly Anti-Trump It Is Hilarious and Democrats' Spanberger Strategy Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Them. Teri Christoph at RedState thinks Abigail Spanberger's SOTU Rebuttal Was Just Plain Weird.

At Althouse, With 4 Supreme Court Justices in attendance at the SOTU, Trump called the tariff opinion "unfortunate" and "disappointing." "He didn't condemn the Court or even say it got the law wrong." And I don't agree with this precise statement of what has happened to John Roberts, but, clearly something has happened. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran, "Left: John Roberts after his nomination. Right: John Roberts today. It isn’t the aging that stands out. You can see the extinguished husk of his soul. This is a man that knows he sold out, and that the Court of John Roberts will be remembered as a stain on American History." Sundance at CTH is hosting Cutting Through the SCOTUS Tariff Fog, USTR Jamieson Greer Discusses Baseline Tariff Reset Shifts and Reciprocity Tariffs.

Ace cites CNN: The Economy Is Doing Pretty Well, Just as Trump Claims. Too Bad It's a Boomcession That Is Leaving So, So Many People Behind. "I suppose a grudging admission with lots of defensive Democrat Talking Point caveats is still an admission. CNN Fact Check: Trump told the truth when he said the economy is solid. (But sad about the boomcession!)"

Cathy Salgado at PJM hears BREAKING News: Thune Says He’ll Force a SAVE Act Vote "On Wednesday, the day after Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address, which included promotion of the SAVE America Act, Thune went on Fox News. On America's Newsroom, Aishah Hasnie asked Thune about forcing a vote on the legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to register for voting and to vote, and he replied, “We will put the Democrats on the record!”"

Circling torpedoes continue to strike Democrats as NYPo reports Former Harvard president Larry Summers will fully resign from Ivy League school over Epstein ties. Revolver remembers Libs outraged over Epstein, but just a few years ago they tried normalizing pedophilia… Anybody remember Rep Gerry Studds and Barney Frank?

The Manhattan Contrarian notices Cuba Becomes The First Country To Reach Net Zero. Shouldn't We Be Celebrating?

Chris Queen at PJM sees Team USA Won Gold. The Athletic Found a Way to Complain. They did it too patriotically. Dave Strom, Liberals STILL Blasting Men's Hockey Team for Being...American Men. Noah Rothman @NoahCRothman, "“Journalists are not politicians, and there is no need for them to be perfectly representative of the nation. But it might be a good thing for our culture if they weren’t *all* massive weirdos.” - @charlescwcooke" Shooting News Weekly @SN_Weekly_, "Permit me, if you will, to offer a humble counterargument: In my estimation, Eileen Gu is a mercenary sports traitor who ought to be muttered about darkly, whereas the USA men’s hockey team is chock full of awesome, fun-loving, patriotic champions who deserve every last drop of their newfound national esteem."

Dave Strom sees Mamdani and AOC Announce Free Child Care for Illegal Aliens. Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, ""We are so excited and proud of the thing that is a racist MAGA conspiracy theory if you notice and complain about it" - the Left, 2026" Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Mayor Mamdani and AOC release ad to encourage illegal aliens to sign up for 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙇𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙍𝙀, in Spanish." Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreytucker, "Serious question: does any other country in the world have major politicians using social media to advertise to illegal migrants to come and take welfare benefits from taxpaying citizens?" Quote Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Zohran Mamdani and AOC just put out a video promoting FREE DAYCARE for illegal aliens... completely in Spanish. Democrats are taking Americans' money and spending it on foreign invaders." From Da Mail, CNN star says Democrats cannot be trusted to run cities like NYC and LA. "They're out of control!" Dave Strom hears from a San Francisco Liberal who Can't Understand Why His City Can't Be Safe and Clean Like Taipei. 

At NYPo, Jonathan Turley is disgusted by Newsom and foul-mouthed spokesman leading the Democrats’ race to the bottom. Althouse finds "The first duty in life is that we all strike a pose... I struck a pose, I put a mask on, and at times my face grew into it, becoming someone I couldn't even recognize."" "Newsom attributes the line —"The first duty in life is that we all strike a pose, and the second duty no one's really figured out" — to Oscar Wilde."

🚨Haha! 😂😂 --

Toronto man gives a "taxpayer's acknowledgement"

immediately after a woke Toronto councilor gives a "Land acknowledgement"

"lets reflect and remember that EVERY salary and lightbulb in this chamber is funded by us" 😂😂

Give him the ORDER OF CANADA! pic.twitter.com/kJbbIeLZ7t

— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) February 25, 2026

Cathy Salgado hears the FBI Raids Los Angeles Schools Superintendent, Reported Illegal Alien. Hat Hair's John Sexton, FBI Raids Home of LA School Superintendent, Alberto Carvalho. From Ace, Arrest in Terrorist Attack on Boise ICE Office: It's an AWFUL, Plus: FBI Raids LA School Superintendent's Home, School District Offices. "They say it's a woman but they talk a lot of horse-shit about sex now."Capt. Ed sayz Pass the Popcorn: Guess Which 'Journalist' Is Getting Sued for Emotional Distress? Don Lemon. Fox 59, U.S. Senator Banks introduces commercial driver’s license-related bill announced by Trump during State of the Union. English requirement.

Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller likes how Karoline Leavitt Tears Into CNN, MSNOW For Not Airing Angel Families Event: ‘Total Disgrace’. And Another Thing, Snake Eats Own Tail! "The only truly reliable thing about our news media is how reliably unreliable it is."

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.24.26, but I have got to pack my bags.