The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts
Insight: “Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.” —Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Observations: “As the Biden Administration is pushing its open borders policies and dramatically increasing the number of refugees it is bringing into the country, it is worth asking how these new arrivals are being vetted, and whether they are even being vetted at all. Donald Trump suspended immigration from nations that were known hot beds of terrorism and anti-Semitism. He was blasted as a bigot for doing so. But why should we be importing more anti-Semitism into America? No one has been able to explain that to me, and it’s a legitimate question that our policymakers should be required to answer.” —Gary Bauer
For the record: “The reason there is a war right now between Israel and Hamas is that Israel exists. It has nothing to do with anything Israel has actually done. Hamas and its backers in Iran do not have disputes with Israel. They have a dispute with Israel’s existence. There is, therefore, nothing Israel can do that would satisfy its enemies except agree to destroy itself as the one Jewish state in the world. For most (not all) Muslims and for most (not all) Muslim states and for the left, there is room in the world for 22 Arab countries and for more than 50 Muslim countries, but there is no room for one Jewish state, even one the size of New Jersey and smaller than El Salvador. Hamas and its supporters in Iran regularly announce they seek Israel’s destruction. There is no parallel to this in the world. No groups or nations seek the obliteration of any other nation in the world. This is in keeping with the history of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is not just another ethnic or racial bigotry. I wish it were. Anti-Semitism, unlike every other form of racism or ethnic bigotry, is exterminationist. Jew-haters don’t merely hate Jews; they want Jews dead. That is one of the many reasons that every honest person understands that anti-Zionism is merely the latest expression of anti-Semitism. The anti-Zionist claim is that Israel’s existence as a Jewish state is illegitimate."—Dennis Prager
Food for thought: "I wonder what the Venn diagram looks like of people who think January 6th was the worst attack on democracy ever and that Israel gets way too worked up about rockets being launched at them constantly.” —Frank J. Fleming
Grand delusions: “Aside from putting forward a peace proposal that was dead on arrival, we don’t think [the Trump administration] did anything constructive, really, to bring an end to the longstanding conflict in the Middle East.” —White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Political theater: “Before the CDC made the recommendation change, I didn’t want to look like I was giving mixed signals. But being a fully vaccinated person, the chances of my getting infected in an indoor setting is extremely low. And that’s the reason why in indoor settings now I feel comfortable about not wearing the mask.” —Dr. Anthony Fauci, who not that long ago held precisely the opposite position
Care to elaborate? “Ultimately, those who are not vaccinated will end up paying the price.” —Joe Biden
The BIG Lie: “We’ve gone from stagnation to an economy that is growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years.” —Joe Biden
Non sequitur: “The 99% in America paid 7.2% of their total wealth in taxes last year, while the top 0.1% paid only 3.2%. The wealthy and well-connected need to start paying their fair share.” —Senator Elizabeth Warren (“Very weak argument, Senator. Facts: The top 1% pay about 40% of total federal revenue. The bottom 50% of earners pay about 3% of total federal revenue. ” —Congressman Dan Crenshaw)
Race bait: “[The pro-life movement is] not about science or consensus. It’s about dividing lines, legislating to the far-right white-fright vote, flooding the zone with 536 bills that abridge a woman’s right to control her own body, in 46 states. It’s just like voting rights in one way.” —CNN’s Chris Cuomo
And last… “Weird to think there are a bunch of people celebrating because the government has given them permission to do what the rest of us never stopped doing for the last year and a half. They legitimately believe the CDC gives them their rights.” —Candace Owens