The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
“We’re one of 16 states to provide care to people regardless of their immigration status.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom admitting that American taxpayer dollars are going to illegal aliens
Praetorian Guard
“Donald Trump says you’re a criminal and you belong in prison … not because you did anything wrong, mind you, but because you did everything right.” —Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sucking up to former Trump inquisitor Jack Smith
Shot/Chaser
“ICE just detained a 5-year-old child. Don’t tell us this is about ‘the worst of the worst.’ That’s a lie. Absolutely vile.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
“ICE did NOT target a child. The child was ABANDONED. On January 20, ICE conducted a targeted operation to arrest Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias an illegal alien from Ecuador who was RELEASED into the U.S. by the Biden administration. As agents approached the driver Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, fled on foot — abandoning his child. For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.” —DHS
The BIG Lie
“We did not rush into that church. We actually went and sat down and participated in the service.” —Nekima Levy Armstrong, organizer of the protest meant to spread terror at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday
Just Deserts
“We have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.” —Attorney General Pam Bondi
Re: The Left
“In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week, every liberal made the totally original point that anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis are walking in King’s footsteps! King protested — and they’re protesting. See? Same thing.” —Ann Coulter
“The Democratic Party has repeatedly searched for what might come next: a successor to the civil rights movement that once defined its moral authority. Over the decades, a series of causes have been framed in those terms, often with strained comparisons to the racial discrimination of the mid-20th century. … Now, Democrats appear to have settled on a new cause: illegal immigration.” —Ben Shapiro
Political Futures
“The midterms will turn on one question only: Is Trump hatred — among Democrats, Hollywood, much of the media and academia — so deeply rooted that President Donald Trump gets credit for nothing?” —Larry Elder
Observations
“When the primary measure of rightness becomes how intensely one feels about an issue rather than how well one understands it, conversations break down. It becomes harder to persuade, to empathize with opposing views, or to find shared ground. Social media amplifies this dynamic — outrage and absolutes draw attention in ways that nuance rarely does.” —Samantha Koch
“Children under the age of 13 should not be on social media. Not because technology is evil, but because childhood is fragile and social media is not built for moral development.” —Armstrong Williams
Upright
“We believe deeply in the bonds we share with Europe as a civilization. … They have to get out of the culture that they’ve created over the last 10 years. It’s horrible what they’re doing to themselves. They’re destroying themselves. … We want strong allies, not seriously weakened ones.” —President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland
“The explosion of prosperity, and conclusion, and progress that built the West did not come from our tax codes; it ultimately came from our very special culture. This is the precious inheritance that America and Europe have in common. We share it. … We have to keep it strong. … We have to defend that culture and rediscover the spirit that lifted the West from the depths of the Dark Ages to the pinnacle of human achievement.” —Donald Trump
For the Record
“So total revenue has hit new highs, individual income taxes are at record levels (though down slightly under Trump) but the debt keeps rising. Raise your hand if you know why. Yes, it’s because spending keeps increasing.” —Cal Thomas
Insight
“We are a nation that has a government — not the other way around.” —Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)