February 4, 2025

Tuesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from JD Vance, Bill Kristol, Jimmy Failla, Matthew Continetti, and more

Talking Tariffs

“Poor, sad Mexico. International drug cartels operate freely within their borders and Mexico can’t do anything about it. It is ‘childish, magical’ thinking to expect our southern neighbor to have barely functioning law enforcement.” —Vice President JD Vance

“Spare me the sob story about how Canada is our ‘best friend.’ I love Canada and have many Canadian friends. But is the government meeting their NATO target for military spending? Are they stopping the flow of drugs into our country? I’m sick of being taken advantage of.” —JD Vance

“Note that Trump is no gratuitous bully. When Mexico promised to play ball he relented. The purpose is not to be punitive. It is to get results. It’s working and will continue to work because they know Trump means business.” —David Limbaugh

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Mexico’s President just folded on the tariffs. This is what happens when you bring an avocado to a gun fight.” —Jimmy Failla

The Deep State

“The federal workforce backs Democrats both politically and financially. Powerful interests are invested in the status quo. The response to the spending freeze revealed the extent of government dependence. Only careful planning, precise language, consistent messaging, and effective legislation will rein in the federal Leviathan.” —Matthew Continetti

“It became apparent that it’s not an apple with a worm in it. What we have is just a ball of worms. You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It’s beyond repair.” —Elon Musk in reference to shutting down USAID

“It’s a completely unresponsive agency. It’s supposed to respond to policy directives of the State Department and it refuses to do so. … USAID has a history of … deciding they’re somehow a global charity separate from the national interest. These are taxpayer dollars.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Non Compos Mentis

“The deep state is far preferable to the Trump state.” —Bill Kristol showing his true undemocratic colors

For the Record

“When Trump constantly talks about ‘bad deals,’ this is what he means. Panama gained control over a critical piece of infrastructure that they didn’t build or pay for. In exchange they gave us essentially nothing. Yes that’s a bad deal. One of the worst in modern history, in fact.” —Matt Walsh

“While there were doubts about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s experience heading into his confirmation hearings, conservatives can’t say enough about his first few days on the job. From scrapping DEI to rolling back abortion policy, the young veteran has taken a sledgehammer to the former commander in chief’s wokeism.” —Suzanne Bowdey

Insight

“For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution.” —Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909-1999)

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