The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Insight

“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Re: Culture

“In the state of Florida, we are not going to allow them to inject transgenderism into kindergarten. First-graders shouldn’t have woke gender ideology imposed in their curriculums, and that is what we’re standing for, because we’re standing for the kids and we’re standing for the parents. … And when you have companies that have made a fortune off being family-friendly and catering to families and young kids, they should understand that parents of young kids do not want this injected into their kids’ kindergarten classroom. … If that’s the hill that [Disney is] going to die on, then how do they possibly explain lining their pockets with their relationship from the Communist Party of China?” —Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

“Ron DeSantis believes the government should not sexualize kindergarteners. Disney believes America is fundamentally racist, separates employees into racially-segregated groups, and encourages them to support ‘defund the police.’ Take your pick.” —Christopher Rufo

“Amazing that it’s taken Disney 3 weeks to get out [of] Russia but it only took 2 days of twitter bullying to turn on Republicans for not wanting government employees to be teaching 5 year olds about sexual orientation.” —Matt Whitlock

Re: Inflation

“Yes, the Ukraine invasion is raising oil prices as we speak. But that’s now. For the last year, the inflation that has set the public on edge and taken away any higher wages people might have received was not ‘Putin’s price hike.’ Those non-Putin inflationary factors continue today. That is plain for all to see. … It’s grossly misleading, of course, but stakes are high, and at the moment, it’s all they’ve got.” —Byron York

“Predictably, the reckless spending binge in Washington has supercharged inflation to another 40-year high. No one is buying the Democrats’ desperate excuses for inflation, but everyone is paying for them.” —House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy

“We’re likely to see another year in which 12-month inflation numbers remain very uncomfortably high.” —Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Credit Where It’s Due

“If Putin thought Trump was really that supportive of him, why didn’t he invade when Trump was in office? It’s at least worth asking that question if you’re not locked into one intransigent thought.” —leftist entertainer Bill Maher

“No one was ever ignoring Donald Trump’s calls. Because if you ignored Donald Trump’s calls, you didn’t know how he would respond. Maybe he’d send an angry tweet, or maybe he’d just, like, ban your country from everything.” —leftist late-night host Trevor Noah on OPEC leaders refusing to take Biden’s calls on increasing oil production

The BIG Lies

“The oil companies and the executives, they don’t want to pump more oil, although they have every capacity to do so. Nothing is slowing them up.” —Joe Biden

“I’m on track to be the first president in history to lower the deficit by over $1 trillion in one year. So, I’m sick of this stuff. We have to talk about it because the American people think the reason for inflation is the government is spending more money. Simply not true.” —Joe Biden

“Make no mistake, inflation is largely the fault of Putin.” —Joe Biden

“When we’re having this discussion, it’s important to dispel some of those who say, ‘Well, it’s the government spending.’ No, it isn’t. The government spending is doing the exact reverse, reducing the national debt. It is not inflationary.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Tongue-in-cheek: “It’s important to dispel some of those who say, well, overeating is the cause of weight gain. No, it isn’t. Eating too much food is doing the exact reverse, reducing people’s weight. It’s not fattening.” —Jeff Jacoby)

Grand Delusions

“We’re going to keep the House and keep the Senate — and add seats.” —Joe Biden (“A president’s job approval rating is perhaps the best predictor of his party’s performance in midterm elections. When the president’s rating is below 50%, his party’s midterm election losses are likely to top 35 seats in the House, according to a historical analysis done by Gallup. Biden’s job approval rating at the moment is 42.9%, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. If history is a guide, Democrats will lose the House to Republicans.” —Byron York)