The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Useful Idiots

“No.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders when asked by CNN’s Dana Bash, “Would you say that Hamas has some culpability in people starving?”

“Frankly, I don’t care if [Anas] al-Sharif was in Hamas or not.” —Foreign Press Association President Ian Williams

“Hamas is a political organization — as well as a terrorist organization, perhaps.” —Ian Williams

Rules for Thee but Not for Me

“To these other blue states that are out there with these blue governors and blue-state legislatures, I don’t want to hear about this bull[crap] about what y'all’s constitution [says]. Y'all need to have a special session. And you need to get to redrawing [Republicans’ butts] out.” —Rep. Marc Veasey

Major Projection

“Wake up, America. Wake up to what Donald Trump is doing. Wake up to his assaults. Wake up to the assault on institutions and knowledge and history. Wake up to his war on science and public health and his war against the American people.” —Gov. Gavin Newsom

Non Compos Mentis

“We want the people of Ukraine, we commend them for fighting for democracy, and in fighting for their democracy, to, uh, they are fighting for ours as well.” —Rep. Nancy Pelosi

“I don’t know what Putin has on the president that he just — he’s coming to Alaska. They shouldn’t be going to Alaska. Russia claims Alaska. Russia claims Alaska.” —Rep. Nancy Pelosi

A Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day

“I actually was encouraged by the events of the last several months. First of all, the NATO commitment by individual member states to increase their defense spending is very welcome. It’s something that prior administrations have certainly sought. And I think it’s great that we are seeing these commitments that now have to be followed through on.” —Hillary Clinton

For the Record

“Today, when President Trump [is] saying that if he was the president [in 2022] there will be no war … I can confirm that.” —Russian President Vladimir Putin

Belly Laugh of the Day

“It took 10 years but Democrats finally have proof of Trump working with Russia.” —Jimmy Failla

Re: The Left

“It is no surprise that the panicked Democrats bark at the shadows — given that they know their revolutionary, neo-socialist agenda is destroying them. And yet, like all addicts, they choose destruction over abandoning their self-destructive fixations.” —Victor Davis Hanson

“The liberal elites who equate themselves with Democracy don’t want the voters to be able to have a say in what historical narratives go in national museums.” —Tim Graham

“[Democrats] are stuck. They don’t know what to do. … I would say more than half are sane, but they are led by insane people.” —Donald Trump

Upright

“I don’t care who’s following who. Okay? You can’t lead and follow at the same time, and you can’t follow and lead at the same time. I don’t follow anybody. I follow the heavenly spirit. I follow God. I don’t follow man. I have faith in God. I have hope in man, but look around; it ain’t working out so well.” —actor Denzel Washington on cancel culture