The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Observations: “Congress’s budget process under both parties is broken. It makes no tradeoffs, lies to the public, and enforces no accountability.” —The Wall Street Journal

For the record: “Securing the border is the first principle that we all have when we talk about the immigration issue. While we need to address the issue of immigration and the challenge we have of undocumented people in our country, we certainly don’t want any more coming in.” —Nancy Pelosi, 2008

Friendly fire: “For any presidential candidate to raise their hand and say that they want to be for eliminating private health insurance, that is a losing message in 2020, and I would encourage them to rethink their positions.” —Democrat Rep. Anthony Brindisi

Friendly fire II: “If the Democrats don’t silence the Squad, the shrieking socialist snowflake sisters will send Trump back to the White House for another four years.” —Piers Morgan

Friendly fire III: “Kamala Harris is not qualified to serve as commander-in-chief, and I can say this from a personal perspective as a soldier. She’s got no background or experience in foreign policy, and she lacks the temperament that is necessary for a commander-in-chief.” —Rep. and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard

Non Compos Mentis: “No one should fear receiving medical care because they are undocumented. We must ensure that all people in our country have access to reproductive health care.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar

Spread the wealth! “That’s what we do with our public dollars. We give it back to the people — the people that earned it.” —Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Alpha Jackass: “Yes, President Trump is a racist. What we saw in North Carolina last week was almost an impromptu Nuremberg rally, inciting hatred and … violence against people based on the color of their skin, based on their religion, based on their difference from the majority of Americans.” —Beto O'Rourke

And last… “Lots of buzz on Capitol Hill today. Not sure why. I hear someone is testifying about a report that we already have, regarding Russian collusion that never happened.” —Rep. Dan Crenshaw