The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Facepalm

“You go into 2024 with the voting process already having been corroded by people who believe it didn’t work properly last time.” —Biden senior advisor Anita Dunn

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

“And then you do have a political party … that has shown that it will really stop almost at nothing when it comes to attacking basic American institutions and institutional behavior that they don’t agree with.” —Anita Dunn

Grand Delusions

“What I can say is that we have been able to secure some … record pieces of legislation that is [sic] going to change the lives of Americans.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“Our economy is in a special kind of crisis. Our whole economy is in a special kind of crisis.” —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (Because we have a special kind of president and lots of special House and Senate members.)

Seems Legit…

“For 30 years, I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal savings account, which I have kept for emergencies, and because of the history of my family facing confiscation in Cuba. Now, this may seem old-fashioned, but these were monies drawn from my personal savings account based on the income that I have lawfully derived over those 30 years. I look forward to addressing other issues at trial.” —Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) regarding his $480,000 in cash (“Actually, Menendez was born in the U.S., and his folks left Cuba around five years before the commie Castro regime came to power and began confiscating stuff, but those are just details. He’s Cuban, he’ll have you know.” —Douglas Andrews)

For the Record

“The crisis at our southern border is only becoming more dire by the day — evidenced by the record-breaking number of illegal border crossings. President [Joe] Biden and his administration have completely abandoned our Border Patrol agents and the security of the American people.” —Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX)

Political Futures

“Four years ago, Democrats harnessed a backlash against Donald Trump, in the midst of COVID and the George Floyd ordeal, to elect Biden. But now that voters can make a direct comparison between the Trump and Biden eras, the juxtaposition doesn’t favor Biden. … Yet a scenario in which the Democrats dump Biden is hard to envision. First there’s the president himself, who won’t go gently into that good night. His life is politics, and like his contemporaries Sen. Mitch McConnell (81) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (90), Biden (80) has nothing but the grave to look forward to once he leaves office.” —Daniel McCarthy

“As Democrats begin to realize Biden’s political weakness, with Donald Trump barreling down the pike, Harris is one of the factors — although not the main one — keeping them from doing anything about it. What if someone did convince Biden to step aside for the good of the party? Well, that might open the way for Harris herself to become the nominee. In other words, out of the pan and into the fire.” —Rich Lowry

And Last…

“Civilization is a choice. We get up every morning and decide to follow certain rules of decorum and behavior because that’s how you keep a society together. We have seen a total breakdown of those norms year after year. It affects music, arts, public discourse, behavior in our schools, you name it. While some standards may change and relax over time, the wholesale abandonment of standards is rarely, if ever, a good thing.” —Gary Bauer