The Patriot Post® · Reader Comments
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Re: Anti-Trump Deep State Colluders Get Rewarded
“Yet again, the perpetrators accuse the government of doing EXACTLY what THEY did! That’s a neat trick the Left has. Furthermore, all of those employees were notified and agreed to the stipulation that they should not expect a right of privacy concerning any communication (email, etc.) while employed. They SHOULD have been fired and WOULD have had they been Republican!” —Pennsylvania
“While I am completely disgusted with the settlement, it’s not a surprising result. This is the same DOJ that gave Hunter Biden the sweetheart plea deal before an honest judge scuttled it. The judge who approved this settlement obviously has no integrity, as the case should have been dismissed with prejudice the day it was filed.” —California
Re: Biden Spells Out His SCOTUS ‘Reform’ Plan
“This plan is basically an update of the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 proposed by FDR when he was stymied by SCOTUS on the unconstitutionality of the New Deal and the National Recovery Administration. Justice Owen Roberts caved, and the FDR administration was on the winning side of three court decisions involving the minimum wage, Social Security, and the National Labor Relations Act. As soon as FDR’s legislation started to be approved, the proposed court-packing bill died on the vine. We have been paying for these decisions for the past 85 years.” —California
Re: Of Fever Swamps and Magic Shrapnel
“Glass vs. bullet. In the words of the incredibly compassionate former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, ‘What difference does it make?’ It was a bullet, of course, but if the ear injury was from a fragment of glass created by a shot at Trump, it still means someone with a gun was trying to kill Trump. The idea that a glass fragment makes it less of a crime is absurd. "Squeaky” Fromme attempted to shoot Gerald Ford but didn’t have a round chambered. It’s still an assassination attempt even if the assassin is a bad shot or inept.“ —New Hampshire
"Eleven days after the shooting, Wray offered an irrelevant theory hoping to lessen the seriousness. If the government can turn misdemeanors into felonies to stop Trump, then it can change a felony into a misdemeanor. Change the FBI shield from ‘Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity’ (0 for 3, Mr. Wray) to ‘A Dog Ate My Homework.’” —New Hampshire
Re: Twelve Young Israelis Killed in Hezbollah Attack
“There should be no surprise to the Left’s reaction to violence perpetrated against Israel by Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. Its reaction is always the same — blame Israel. Take notice, Jews, and be heard in November. Elections have consequences!” —California
“‘There was never an intention to show disrespect to a religious group…’ The two billion Christians worldwide are not ‘a religious group’; we are a force to be reckoned with. Our beliefs don’t march in lockstep with the prevailing hard-left, cultural groupthink, so we automatically have targets on our collective backs. Unlike others, however, when our deeply held beliefs are mocked, we don’t commit heinous acts of violence. The Paris Perversion witnessed by the world is yet another example of the continuing assault on not only Christians but also Jews. It won’t end until we stand together and demand the respect and inclusion that society is bending over backwards to lavish upon the alphabet victim groups.” —Washington
“This showcases the need for backup procedures, both for software and for operating independently of computer systems. The description of the way major software companies get their programming done is alarming; it’s full of security risks and chain failure modes. At a minimum, those tasked with integrating software used for infrastructure, medical care, or economically vital functions should be persons of utmost integrity; a bribe or extortion to permit insertion of a Trojan horse or to reveal the keys for updating the product could have devastating results, perhaps on par with the theft of classified information from the government. As we have seen, failures in administrative software can be just as consequential as equipment breakdowns.” —Minnesota
Re: In Brief: New Study Exposes the Problem With Unconditional Aid
“I am always amazed that it takes a study to see that giving things away such a money does not make people better people. Every food bank experiences the same thing: The junk food goes first; the healthy stuff often rots before it is taken. Giving away stuff does not mean it will be used wisely. The self-esteem is eroded with each giveaway. Help them earn things and they become productive and useful. We see it in kids; why don’t we give adults the same pleasure?” —Wisconsin