The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist unconstitutional laws without overturning the government.” —Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

“The January 6 Committee has somehow awarded itself the power to seize the personal communications of its political enemies and then make them public. The argument’s really simple: Turn over your text messages or we’re gonna send you to jail. Let’s not lie about this. The point of this exercise is not to uncover crimes. The January 6 Committee hasn’t found any crimes, and at this point will not find any crimes. The point is to harm and humiliate the people you disagree with politically, and that’s what they’re doing. … Liz Cheney can harness the awesome power of the national security state to seize your personal text messages and then read them into the congressional record. … But what’s extra amazing about what Liz Cheney just did … is that the text message[s] that she read … were exculpatory. They didn’t make her case. They undercut her case.” —Tucker Carlson

A blind squirrel finds a nut: “[People] feel like government is not connecting with them. They’re sick of masks, being told what to do in terms of vaccines, probably not thrilled with what they sense is going on in Washington.” —New Jersey Democrat Governor Phil Murphy

The BIG “Build Back Better” Lie: “Experts acknowledge if we do this, we’re going to reduce inflation, not increase it. Reduce inflation. In fact, I got — unsolicited — a letter from 17 Nobel laureates in economics who looked at our plan and said … it will save and serve against long-term inflationary pressures. The bottom line is: We’re helping working-class and middle-class people spend less money on the things they badly need. So if you’re worried about rising cost, nothing will cut costs for American families more than the Build Back Better plan. That’ll give them a shot.” —Joe Biden

Lack of self-awareness: “There is an attitude of lawlessness in our country that springs from I don’t know where. Maybe you do.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (A trip down memory lane: “Nancy Pelosi on mobs tearing down statues: ‘People will do what they do.’” —RNC Research)

Grand delusions: “Our country could not be … better served than with this most experienced, capable hands than yours, President Biden. He’s just perfect.” —Nancy Pelosi

Non compos mentis: “I, too, am pro-life. No one that I know who has had an abortion went willingly or happily. They went because they had to go, because they didn’t have a choice.” —"The View’s" Whoopi Goldberg

Theater of the absurd: “The GOP is an anti-America party.” —Juan Williams

And last… “Okay so you’re NOT allowed to Tweet that vaccinated people get covid. But you’re also not allowed to attend a Chicago Bulls game because they’ve been canceled due to a covid outbreak amongst their FULLY VACCINATED team. What a [crazy] time to be alive.” —Jimmy Failla