March 24, 2026

Tuesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Hakeem Jeffries, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Allen West, David Harsanyi, John Kennedy, and more.

Democrat Hysteria

“The last thing that the American people need are for untrained ICE agents to be deployed at airports all across the country, potentially to brutalize or in some instances kill them.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

“ICE agents at airports will only aggravate delays & lines — disrupting checks, interrogating travelers, dragging parents from children, detaining citizens, brutalizing families, shooting & even killing.” —Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Spin Doctor

“[President Trump] is taking that agency that is reckless and out of control and bringing them into our airports under the lie that somehow this is going to help deal with the long lines that he created in the first place.” —Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) regarding ICE (Democrats, and Democrats only, shut down DHS.)

For the Record

“[Democrats] want funding taken away from the ICE patriots who are responsible for getting rid of the criminals that Sleepy Joe Biden … and his gang of thugs in the White House [let in].” —President Donald Trump

Can’t Fix Stupid

“[Victor] Martinez-Hernandez was deported three times and still got in. He committed violent crimes in Los Angeles and was never caught. He murdered Rachel Morin on a walking trail in a quiet Maryland community. And now the State of Maryland has decided that the next Martinez-Hernandez, the next violent criminal who enters illegally and preys upon its citizens, will find it even easier to evade justice. … Governor Moore, the blood of the next Rachel Morin is on your hands.” —Allen West

Political Futures

“Why are so many elected officials unable to let go? One possible answer is that too many politicians are egomaniacs convinced they are indispensable. But perhaps there is a more clinical explanation: Power is intoxicating. Neuroscientists who study addiction make the case that at the chemical level, the brain reacts to the high that comes with political authority in much the same way it does to any other repeated source of pleasure.” —Jeff Jacoby

Re: The Left

“There are many reasons to flatten taxes rather than make them more lopsided. Free-market economists, for instance, will tell you that it’s harmful to rely on a narrow tax base that makes revenue streams more volatile and vulnerable to the behavioral changes of a few people. And that’s true. … Me? I like to point out that it’s not your money, commie. Progressives believe they have first dibs on your property simply because you’re well off. It’s un-American.” —David Harsanyi

Village Academic Curriculum

“Without standards, college degrees aren’t worth much. Americans have started to notice. … Over the last year, polls … showed a significant majority of Americans have soured on higher education. … A major factor is the destruction of educational standards.” —Victor Joecks

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Pro Tip: If you want to elect a Female President stop telling everyone that women are too dumb to figure out VOTER ID.” —Jimmy Failla

And Last…

“It’s common sense that people should show they are who they say they are when they vote in our elections. The American people — Republicans, independents, AND Democrats — get that.” —Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

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