The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “Honest difference of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy among free men.” —Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)

Re: The Left: “In their rush to dismantle Trump-era policies, the Democrats thoughtlessly threw open the floodgates and created a monster of a problem that is infinitely worse than it was before. This shows that the deterrence policy the United States had under Trump was actually effective. It worked because migrants knew they would be turned away at the border. But the Biden administration ripped up the Trump policy with glee, and now they are experiencing the fallout.” —Armstrong Williams

For the record: “Teens who fail to get a diploma are almost doomed to poverty. Nearly half the Central American adult migrants in the U.S. don’t have a high school diploma. Their education levels are lower than other immigrants or the U.S.-born population. And no surprise, they are also poorer. Worst of all, allowing this wave of migration to continue now will cripple our public schools and further set back our kids, just when they’re struggling to get back on the learning track. Message to Biden: close the border, protect our schools, and put our own kids first.” —Betsy McCaughey

The bottom line: “The Biden administration didn’t inherit this mess; it helped create it. President Biden campaigned on the basis of policies that would lead to this very outcome.” —Senator John Cornyn

The BIG Lie I: “The border is secure and the border is not open.” —DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

The BIG Lie II: “The last administration left us a dismantled and unworkable [immigration] system.” —White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (“You copied Trump’s vaccine plan, now just copy his border security plan. Oh and stop shamelessly lying.” —Congressman Dan Crenshaw)

Demagogue: “It’s getting to the point where, you know, democracy is having a hard time functioning.” —Joe Biden regarding the filibuster

Tara Reade, call your office: “There should be an investigation to determine whether what [Andrew Cuomo’s accuser] says is true.” —Joe Biden

Belly laugh of the week: “JOE BIDEN, disciplined messenger? Two and a half months in, that’s undoubtedly the case. The president so far has surprised some of his former colleagues and allies with a largely gaffe-free White House debut after a lifetime of verbal stumbles.” —Politico

Grand delusions I: “First of all, I am so proud of President Joe Biden. Really and truly. This is not a partisan comment. Our country needs this kind of leadership. I honestly think that he is off to a stronger start in the first 50-some-odd days than that of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” —Al Gore

Grand delusions II: “Contrary to some cynical pundits, Biden was not ‘lucky’ to win in 2020. He is not a gaffe machine; indeed, he is religiously on-message and often eloquent.” —Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin

And last… “Biden claims he once told Putin, ‘I looked into your eyes and I don’t think you have a soul.’ I wonder if Putin replied, ‘I looked into yours and I don’t think you have a brain.’ In this case, of course, they would both be right!” —Dinesh D'Souza