The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Demagogue

“We know that the only thing Republicans need to do is stay out of the way and these programs will be funded today.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) admonishing Republicans to give in to the Democrats’ absurd demands for DHS funding by just staying out of the way

Non Compos Mentis

“I think it’s a very personal choice for parents and their children.” —Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) regarding gender mutilation surgeries on kids

Eager to Spend Your Money

“My view is that there is a huge amount of wealth … that currently is going untaxed that can be put to important uses for the rest of the country.” —Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Dystopian Visions

“We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.” —Open AI CEO Sam Altman

For the Record

“You would think the bigoted zealots running Iran would have learned a thing or two from their curb stomping in June. But they didn’t. They restarted their nuclear program and started stockpiling missiles. That’s not how you make peace with America.” —Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

“Theocratic Iran, in its fantasies, still believes that if it ever destroyed Israel with a bomb or two, the world, especially given the recrudescence of Western antisemitism, would be appalled — for a day or two. Then it would resume business with it.” —Victor Davis Hanson

Remember When?

“From the beginning of his presidency until its end, [Barack] Obama stoked resentment, divided Americans by skin color and kept the race grievance industry alive and well oiled. The man Americans hired to unite us became the victicrat-in-chief, a title his [Jesse] Jackson eulogy shows he retains.” —Larry Elder

And Last…

“Institutions of higher education were established to improve and elevate human society. That is impossible without an inviolable commitment to truth.” —Laura Hollis