The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Friendly Fire

“The people who love [Zohran] Mamdani the most are not people who pay bills every day. … You don’t see business owners clamoring to support him.” —radio host Stephen A. Smith

“Are you really going to be able to freeze rent, or are you going to end up hiking it because you don’t have enough people here to pay it?” —Stephen A. Smith

“We’re allowing the most extreme, pugilistic elements of our party to call the shots.” —Democrat Rep. Jared Golden, announcing that he won’t seek reelection

Bizarro World

“This election proved again that democracy works and voters know how to course correct. People are frustrated with rising costs and they’ve had it with mean politics. They want leaders who solve real problems like affordability and bringing the country back toward the middle.” —former Ohio Gov. John Kasich

You’ve Been Warned

“A Democrat is going to be elected in 2028. … There’s going to be a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate. The Democratic president is going to announce a special transition advisory committee on the reform of the Supreme Court. … They’re going to do some blue-ribbon panel of distinguished jurists, and they are going to recommend 13 [justices]. And a Democratic Senate and House are going to pass it, and the Democratic president is going to sign it. … I would bet a lot of money that that’s what’s going to happen. A lot!” —Democrat strategist James Carville

Political Futures

“Democrats spread their efforts widely, and their campaigns know how to mobilize voters across every level of the ballot. Republicans, by contrast, have relied on enthusiasm rather than structure. Enthusiasm wins rallies, not elections. … Low turnout doesn’t just happen. It’s a symptom of voters feeling uninspired, disconnected, and unconvinced that their vote will make a difference. That’s where Democrats have outperformed Republicans.” —Gregory Lyakhov

“If there’s a big swath of Trump voters who will never show up to vote unless Trump himself is on the ballot, Republicans need to stop catering to those voters and come up with plans to appeal to the voters who do show up on a regular basis. Trump is an amazing get-out-the-vote force, but only for himself. The loyalty to him doesn’t transfer to other Republicans.” —Jim Geraghty

For the Record

“As you read the various propaganda media stories about people suffering from the government shutdown, remember Democratic Leader Schumer thinks ‘every day gets better us.’ Meanwhile, every day gets worse for struggling Americans and federal employees.” —former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

“Know that the country’s left, today represented by the Democratic Party, hate the idea of personal responsibility, which is the cornerstone of personal freedom.” —Star Parker

The Bottom Line

“Both sides are guilty. The Left excuses its extremists as ‘activists.’ The Right excuses its own as ‘patriots.’ Each side’s moral blind spot validates the other’s madness. But when society measures justice by team loyalty, it ceases to be a society at all.” —Armstrong Williams

Was He Right?

“Mamdani will spark a 1990s-style crime wave in NYC, and many more New Yorkers will die.” —the late Charlie Kirk on September 8