The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

No kidding: “I wish Romney fought as hard for voters in 2012 as he does against the Trump administration.” —Dana Loesch

Just saying: “I wasn’t sure if [Nancy Pelosi] was ripping up the speech or ripping up the Constitution.” —Mike Pence

Friendly fire: “A warning to Democrats — what [President Trump] was saying to African-Americans can be effective. You may not like it, but he mentioned HBCUs [historically black colleges and universities]. Our black colleges have been struggling for a long time — a bunch of them have gone under. He threw a lifeline to them, in real life, in his budget. He talked about that. He talked about the criminal justice reform. He talked about opportunity zones. He talked about school choice. … We got to wake up, folks. … We say, ‘Well, he said "s-hole nations,” therefore all black people gonna hate him forever.’ That ain’t necessarily so.“ —Van Jones

A stopped clock is right twice a day: "Those were some really poignant moments. I don’t know if you saw them, but you should go online and look. The president in that speech [Tuesday night] celebrated what the country is about from one set of moments, our diversity, how we overcome, how we come together.” —CNN’s Chris Cuomo

Snowflake: “Even the mention of Brett Kavanaugh for me is a trigger. Just as a woman in America, the fact that he, you know, rightfully was accused, and having an incredibly strong woman come before the public and the world and tell her story of sexual assault by this person that was appointed to the Supreme Court is just — I couldn’t stand still and not do anything about it, and I needed to walk away from that.” —Rep. Rashida Tlaib on why she stormed out of the SOTU

Hot air: “In the year 2020, how can a president of the United States give a State of the Union speech and not mention climate change?” —Sen. Bernie Sanders

No way to spin it: “I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We took a gut punch in Iowa. The whole process took a gut punch. But look, this isn’t the first time in my life I’ve been knocked down.” —Joe Biden on his fourth-place finish

Spare us the dialogue: “As the president’s impeachment trial began, Republican senators pledged an oath to defend the Constitution. Today, 52 of them voted to betray that oath — and all of us. We’re entering dangerous territory for our democracy. It’ll take all of us working together to restore it.” —Hillary Clinton

And last… “Democrats think President Donald Trump committed a high crime or misdemeanor the moment he defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. That is the original sin of this presidency — that he won, and they lost.” —Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell