The Right Hand Doesn’t Know What the Left Hand Is Doing

“I would argue that we have not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we’re facing now across the region since at least 1973.” —Secretary of State Antony Blinken

“The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades.” —National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan four months ago

A Trip Down Memory Lane

“As the walls close in on this man [Trump], I’m worried that he is going to get us into a war with Iran.” —Joe Biden, 2020

For the Record

“This attack would never have happened if I was president, not even a chance. Just like the Iranian backed Hamas attack on Israel would never have happened. The war in Ukraine would never have happened, and we would right now have peace throughout the world. Instead we are on the brink of World War III.” —Donald Trump

“Iran is waging war on the administration, on America, on our servicemen and women. And Joe Biden is so utterly weak, he doesn’t do a damn thing about it. Not only is he too weak to respond with force, but even worse than that, Biden funded this. Understand, Joe Biden is responsible for flowing roughly $100 billion to the Iranian regime.” —Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)

“We have known for years that UNRWA was hopelessly corrupt and biased against Israel. That’s why Donald Trump cut off all UNRWA funding in 2018. Joe Biden, in his infinite wisdom, chose to restore funding to the radical organization, just as he chose to restore funding to Iran after Trump spent years tightening sanctions on the radical regime. By the way, Donald Trump also put the Iranian-backed Houthis on the list of foreign terrorist organizations. But Biden took them off, only to put them back on after they started attacking Israel and our ships. (Do you see a pattern here?!)” —Gary Bauer

Spin Doctor

“Two months ago, I instructed my team to begin negotiations with a bipartisan group of Senators to seriously, and finally, address the border crisis. … If you’re serious about the border crisis, pass a bipartisan bill and I will sign it.” —Joe Biden

The BIG Lies

“I’ve done all I can do.” —Joe Biden regarding the border (“‘Done all [he] can do’ to create the worst U.S. border crisis on record.” —Tommy Pigott)

“The president is very clear — he wants to make sure that we deal with … border security.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

“[Biden] needs additional authorities to secure the border.” —Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton

“The Donald Trump and MAGA plan is alligator moats, bombing northern Mexico, shooting migrants in the legs, and electrifying the fence and putting spikes on them.” —Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA)

World’s Smallest Violin

“In recent months, right-wing organizations have launched baseless complaints against me, peddling notions that I have misused campaign funds to pay for personal security services.” —Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO)

“I live in frustration. And as you heard, every loss truly traumatizes me in my stomach and in my heart. But I have to get up the next morning and keep on fighting.” —Justice Sonia Sotomayor on every conservative Supreme Court win

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

“I think most Americans know that prices are not likely to fall.” —Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Belly Laugh of the Day

“I think Bobby Kennedy said it best: What the world needs are the qualities of youth — not a time of life, a state of mind. A quality of imagination. That’s Joe Biden.” —California Governor Gavin Newsom

Insight

“There can be no doubt that socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the State. Liberty, in all its forms is challenged by the fundamental conceptions of socialism.” —Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

And Last…

“The problem is that the Palestinians don’t want peace with Israel but peace without Israel. … [It’s] not the absence of a Palestinian state but the opposition to a Jewish state that is the obstacle to peace.” —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu