The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Non Sequitur

“Immigrants who are obeying the law and paying their taxes, hoping one day to become U.S. citizens, don’t deserve to be grabbed off the street and shipped off to Libya without due process.” —Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaking about illegal aliens who have already broken the law

Non Compos Mentis

“We will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE.” —Rep. Delia Ramirez

Spin Doctor

“Make sure we elect a Democratic House so that we have a backstop to this authoritarian push.” —Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Trump’s crime crackdown

Race Bait

“I do believe Donald Trump has always been intimidated by the intellectual prowess of black men.” —Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Re: the Left

“Democrats only care about their beloved so-called ‘people of color’ because they think they are a foolish collection of sure-thing voters who can be manipulated through a perpetual state of victimhood. How wrong they are.” —Ian Haworth

“What is the [Democrat] party’s message to the American people? ‘Elect us and we’ll open the borders again. We’ll make sure the number of abortions remains sky high. We’ll sick the FBI on you so the LGBTQ movement can force its propaganda on your children. We’ll force your daughters to compete against men in sports. And we’ll force you to pay for transgender surgeries for convicted felons.’” —Gary Bauer

“[Beto O'Rourke] suggested … he would give all of the House members who evaded Austin money to support them. So, this is what you call a quid pro quo. … That would be bribery if that’s what took place, and that is a second-degree felony in the state of Texas.” —Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

“We did not receive any apologies from the ruling class that lied to us repeatedly during COVID — the lockdowns, the efficacy of the vaccine, mask mandates, school closures. And we just act as if it didn’t happen. And I don’t think the American ruling class understands the undermining of their credibility that happened.” —Charlie Kirk

For the Record

“The United States will not accept any environmental agreement that harms the interests of the American people. The International Maritime Organization’s proposal for a ‘Net-Zero Framework’ is a tax on Americans levied by an unaccountable UN organization.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio

And Last…

“It’s probably too much to ask that Washington, D.C.‘s, government meet the soaring, implicit standard of its most famous buildings, but not having to fear roving bands of young thugs would be a step in the right direction.” —Rich Lowry