The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts
For the Record
“They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.” —Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
“In just 13 months, Mr. Biden and his politically correct administration have managed to make the average American poorer, the richest bankers richer, and appease and embolden our enemies.” —economist Peter Morici
“Turns out making a cognitively impaired almost 80-year-old Biden who was a bottom tier political and legal mind even in his best days our commander-in-chief was a reckless, cynical move. Who knew? Everyone. Democrats didn’t care.” —Buck Sexton
Re: Ukraine
“What you’re seeing now, as this Russia-Ukraine war starts to play out, [is] the administration trying to brace Americans for higher gas prices. And the reality is that Joe Biden is now seeing his climate change agenda collide with this national security foreign policy crisis overseas. And the benefit that the United States was on the track for of being energy independent — [we] were energy independent — the benefit is that you don’t have to worry about wars in foreign lands far away affecting prices here. … It’s a convenient excuse for [Joe Biden] to now say, ‘Well, the Ukraine-Russia crisis is the reason why prices are up,’ when the policies of this administration are really the reason why they’re up.” —Katie Pavlich
“Biden canceled the Keystone pipeline, banned drilling on federal land, and declared war on American energy production. We warned him this would raise costs for Americans and put our national security at risk. He didn’t listen.” —Senator Tom Cotton
“Think food prices are high now? We import $700 million of fertilizer from Russia every year.” —Congressman Thomas Massie
Grand Delusions
“We don’t have to guess what Trump would have done — he would have praised Putin and rolled out the red carpet to the rest of Europe.” —Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin
“Mr. Putin has made a serious miscalculation. He forgot he’s no longer dealing with Trump.” —author Stephen King (“But Putin is invading now. Not under Trump.” —Bill Zeiser)
“Why didn’t the Russian leader deploy troops into Ukraine during Trump’s term? Perhaps because Putin was so pleased with an American president who pursued goals in line with Moscow’s agenda. Had Putin launched an invasion, it risked upsetting the course he was already delighted to see. Why would the Russian leader get in the way of the progress Trump was already delivering?” —MSNBC political contributor Steve Benen
Lack of Self-Awareness Award
“Canada and our allies will defend democracy. We are [imposing sanctions] today to stand against authoritarianism. The people of Ukraine, like all people, must be free to determine their own future.” —Canadian Prime Minister Freedom Smasher Justin Trudeau
Braying Jenny
“I tell the Republicans … ‘Take back your party. This isn’t who you are.’ Because … the fact is in this election democracy is on the ballot. I would never have said that before, but after January 6, and the events and legislation that have passed around the country to suppress the vote, to nullify elections, well that is democracy.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (“Despite her claims that she has never said that before, Pelosi has in fact said 'Democracy is on the ballot’ on at least one occasion in a plea to voters. In 2012 at the Democratic National Convention, Pelosi gave a speech claiming ‘our democracy is on the ballot’ while encouraging voters to remember to ‘vote for democracy’ at the polls by voting for President Barack Obama and down-ballot Democrats.” —The Daily Wire)
“What you saw on January 6 was an assault on the Capitol, the temple of democracy. … One of the reasons they were going after us is because we wanted to end big dark special interest money in politics.” —Nancy Pelosi (“Despite Pelosi’s lip service, her party actually raised and used more dark money than Republicans in the 2020 election cycle.” —The Daily Wire)
Friendly Fire
“The political earthquake that just occurred in San Francisco should be a dire warning to the national Democratic Party, because the same fault line stretches across the country and the tremors are only increasing. … I am deeply concerned that, absent an immediate course correction, the party is headed for a wipeout in November, up and down the ballot. … Voters need to hear from Democrats that schools remained closed for too long, and that improving schools means closing achievement gaps, not eliminating standards. … Swing voters will decide the 2022 midterm elections, and right now, polls show they are swinging away from Democrats. The earthquake that shook San Francisco needs to shake up our party, before voters do it themselves in November.” —former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg
And Last…
“All it took was one pandemic to out all of the tyrants across the world, including here.” —Lisa Boothe