The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Baghdad Bob

“The president doesn’t need a cognitive test. … He passes a cognitive test every day … as he moves from one topic to another topic. … This is a very rigorous job. And the president has been able to … do this job every day for the past three years. And let’s not forget, he is also leading a historic presidency.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

“The president is going to … Brownsville, Texas, to hear directly from the Border Patrol agents, to hear directly from the frontline personnel. … This is not about politics for the president.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

“We have done the work to make sure we’re dealing with a broken immigration system.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

“I would hope the American people would see how serious this president was — or is — about … fixing this issue [immigration].” —Karine Jean-Pierre

Useful Idiots

“The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason.” —The Washington Post

The BIG Lies

“During the pandemic, states and cities saw violent crime rising, and their budgets were strained as they faced deep cuts in law enforcement and public safety. But we stepped up.” —Joe Biden (“That’s because Democrats were pushing to DEFUND THE POLICE.” —RNC)

“Public safety and crime reduction is a top priority for my administration and for me. And it has been for a long time.” —Joe Biden

Dumb & Dumber

“We’re gonna finish the job. We’re gonna ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines next time around.” —Joe Biden

“Having progressive prosecutors … can show what is possible and then show that it works, and show that frankly it’s not contrary at all to public safety. In fact, it is a better way — it is a very effective way … to achieve public safety.” —Kamala Harris

Political Futures

“Black voters — particularly black female voters — would resent a ploy to cast [Kamala] Harris aside, but there is one caveat: The substitute would have to be a popular black female. Only two fit the bill: Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. Winfrey does not want the gig and, despite the hopeful speculation, neither does Obama. She hates politics. So, Harris it is.” —Larry Elder

Observations

“An American dousing himself with flammable liquid and then lighting a match is obviously a sign of mental disturbance that ought not be celebrated. No matter the rationale for such a suicide, the situation is a tragedy and a sin. Perhaps the biggest unanswered question here is how the American military allowed someone like [Aaron] Bushnell into the ranks. … Our political environment is facilitating dangerous insanity. It is easy enough for people like Cornel West and Jill Stein to celebrate the pseudo-heroism of disturbed people lighting themselves on fire. But both the mentally disturbed and our society pay the price for such celebration.” —Ben Shapiro

“There is no United States of America — at least as it was designed and as we have known it — without natural law. In place of the internal restraints on antisocial behavior provided by widespread religious belief, the Left instead argues — always — for the growth of government to rein in the chaos created by their own encouragement of license. We need only look at our cities to see what this has wrought. … Ultimately, the war against Christianity and ‘natural law’ is a war against anyone who dares suggest that government is subordinate to anything — including God.” —Laura Hollis