The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

For the record: “At the end of 2009, the U.S. national debt was $12.3 trillion, and one of the nation’s two major parties at least claimed to care about it. Today, the debt is $23 trillion and neither party even pretends to care.” —Jim Geraghty

Upright: “The nation would be far better off if Americans were able to come together to address the issues tearing the very fabric of society apart. So please, talk politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table this year. Even if it’s just for a little bit.” —Tristan Justice

Never mind: “I was an early supporter for impeachment in 2017. The House Intelligence Committee followed a very thorough process in holding hearings these past two weeks. The information they revealed confirmed that this President has abused the power of his office, therefore I continue to support impeachment.” —Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), who a day earlier had said she didn’t “see the value in kicking him out of office”

Demo-gogues I: “We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s and reckless and unethical actions. He is an existential threat to our country, to our values, and our national security.” —Michael Bloomberg

Demo-gogues II: “We have a president, a commander-in-chief, who has no respect for the rule of law and no concern whatsoever for ethics or honor, or for the values that truly make America great.” —Michael Bloomberg

Non compos mentis: “I know this is going to sound a little strange, kind of — I don’t want to be president, but I do want to do things as president.” —Tom Steyer

Village idiots I: “The President is a cancer and needs to be removed from office as soon as possible.” —John Legend

Village idiots II: “We’re up against a crisis I never thought I’d see in my lifetime: a dictator-like attack by President Donald Trump on everything this country stands for. … It’s time for Trump to go — along with those in Congress who have chosen party loyalty over their oath to ‘solemnly affirm’ their support for the Constitution of the United States. … This monarchy in disguise has been so exhausting and chaotic, it’s not in the least bit surprising so many citizens are disillusioned.” —Robert Redford

And last… “Difference between Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren/Bernie Sanders is that Bloomberg is trying to buy the election with his money and Warren/Sanders are trying to buy it with yours.” —Brit Hume