The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Political futures: “Such allegations [of massive voter fraud] — if true — raise significant doubts about the elections of at least some of the members of the United States House of Representatives that, if not formally addressed, could cast a dark cloud of suspicion over the validity of this body for the duration of the 117th Congress. After all, those representatives were elected through the very same systems — with the same ballot procedures, with the same signature validations, with the same broadly applied decisions of executive and judicial branch officials — as were the electors chosen for the President of the United States under the laws of those states, which have become the subject of national controversy.” —Rep. Chip Roy

Sad, but true: “I supported Trump, but he lost. It’s a shame he can’t find it within himself to accept that and appreciate — as, for example, Richard Nixon did in 1960 — how threatening to national cohesion a protracted post-election crusade could be. But how much more damage are his diehard supporters willing to do to the Republican Party and the conservative cause it purports to serve?” —Andrew McCarthy

For the record: “You’re not going to pretend that the King family legacy is the same thing as what [Raphael Warnock is] promoting. If you’re a pastor, you must stand for Christian values first and foremost, so politics cannot supersede what the holy Bible says. I’m very convinced that he’s manipulating his pulpit, the Bible, and everything else.” —Alveda C. King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr. (As The Washington Times notes, “As senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Rev. Raphael Warnock has played up his connection on the Georgia Senate campaign trail to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.”)

Alpha jackass: “Who are Mitch McConnell’s neighbors? I’m just saying Rand Paul’s neighbor did what a true Kentucky hero should do. It’s your turn to step up.” —2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson, whom the Council of Chief State School Officers claimed “empower[s] his students – many of whom have experienced trauma – to become civically minded social advocates.”

Non compos mentis: “Dems open congress with a prayer that ends ‘amen and awoman.’ Amen is a Latin word that means ‘truly’ or ‘so be it.’ Awoman is a nonsense word that means nothing. Dems find a way to make everything stupid and nonsensical. Utter clowns, all of them.” —Matt Walsh

And last… “Incredibly, 2021 is already dumber than 2020.” —Ben Shapiro