March 18, 2026

Wednesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Jason Crow, Joe Kent, Mark Alexander, Chuck Schumer, Chip Roy, John Barrasso, Jim Geraghty, and more.

The BIG Lie I

“Donald Trump, a couple of weeks ago, just decided to start a war because he wanted to.” —Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)

Shot/Chaser

“I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.” —Joe Kent

“Waiting on a fascist Islamic regime that is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to become an ‘imminent threat’ as it develops nuclear weapons is reckless national security idiocy.” —Mark Alexander

A Trip Down Memory Lane

“I personally think we should have crushed [Iran’s] ballistic & nuke capes, but Trump has a plan, he has definitely earned the confidence of any clear eyed observer.” —Joe Kent, January 2020

The BIG Lie II

“Let me be very clear: The SAVE Act is not a voter ID bill. It is in every sense a voter suppression bill. It could purge millions of American citizens from the voter rolls.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

For the Record

“The only people who have anything to worry about when the SAVE Act passes are fraudsters and noncitizens. And that’s exactly why you hear so much leftist noise against it.” —Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)

“You need to present a photo ID to buy a beer, to board a plane, and to do so many other things that are part of American life — why not to vote?” —Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“How many more terrorist attacks must we endure before more is done to lessen the threat?” —Cal Thomas

The Bottom Line

“America’s immigration system is broken. The melting pot has boiled over. All cultures aren’t created equal and some simply aren’t compatible with American values. When ‘naturalized’ citizens murder Americans, it shows the naturalization process didn’t work.” —Victor Joecks

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

“We now see what some big-name cable news hosts and personalities sound like when they don’t have network lawyers looking over their shoulder or executive producers speaking into their earpiece. They’re unedited and free to go in any direction they want. And they are proving to be, to use the technical term, cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.” —Jim Geraghty

Upright

“Saint Patrick spent his life traversing the rugged frontiers of medieval Ireland to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Celtic people. In the face of relentless persecution, imprisonment, and even assassination attempts, he ventured into unknown lands and hostile territory to proclaim the truth, fearlessly obeying Christ’s command to ‘make disciples of all nations.’” —official White House statement

“On this St. Patrick’s Day … let us remember the beautiful words of St. Patrick himself: ‘May the power of God preserve us. May the wisdom of God instruct us. May the hand of God protect us. May the way of God direct us. May the shield of God defend us. And may the host of God guard us.’” —President Donald Trump

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