The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight

“Men cannot see truth, because they love falsehood. The gospel is not seen, because it is too pure for their loose lives and lewd thoughts.” —Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)

For the Record

“Gender ideology was born out of academic wordplay. And academics … have become bodyguards for a buccaneering, barely regulated gender-therapy industry, filled with pill-pushers and demented surgeons who leave their patients miserable and more desirous of ending their lives. We can’t just ask clever questions and hope for these people to embarrass themselves. We have to confront them for what they are: a cult that seduces people and leads them to bodily harm, and, in many cases, self-destruction.” —Michael Brendan Dougherty

“No matter what spending aspirations some in Congress may have, it is clear to anyone who visits a grocery store or a gas station that we cannot add any more fuel to this inflation fire.” —Democrat Senator Joe Manchin

“The greatest tragedy is for American workers, who are suffering the largest reduction in real wages since the 1970s.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Dr. Jill Biden is a lightly accomplished, half-educated Ed.D-holding numbskull who sees the locals in San Antonio and thinks: ‘Tacos. What these people remind me of is tacos.’ Nobody would care if she weren’t married to the president. Nobody should care, even though she is.” —Kevin Williamson

Belly Laughs of the Week

“Inflation hits 9.1%. The highest since 1981. Any idea on how this will impact taco prices?” —Congressman Jim Jordan

“US inflation hit 9.1% over the past year; early polls indicate more breakfast tacos are leaning Republican.” —Congresswoman Mayra Flores

Cleanup on Aisle 46

“To keep alive the truth and honor of the Holocaust — horror of the Holocaust.” —Joe Biden

Spin Doctor

“It is important to note that these [Consumer Price Index] numbers do not fully reflect the recent drop in gas prices.” —Vice President Kamala Harris

Veep Thoughts With Kamala

“Together, we are expanding access to transportation. … You need to get to go and need to be able to get where you need to go to do the work and get home.” —Kamala Harris

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“The Republicans are not capable of governing a democracy.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Non Compos Mentis Award

“In Massachusetts right now, those crisis pregnancy centers that are there to fool people who are looking for pregnancy termination help outnumber true abortion clinics by three to one. We need to shut them down here in Massachusetts and we need to shut them down all around the country. You should not be able to torture a pregnant person like that.” —Senator Elizabeth Warren (“At the heart of the ‘pro-choice’ platform is really just pro-death.” —Erielle Davidson)

And Last…

“Many imply that carrying a baby to term is more dangerous than an abortion. So, using their logic, should we abort every baby or stop all childbearing? Presenting abortion as the ‘life-saving solution’ denies the modern medical science that can keep both mother and baby safe.” —Senator Roger Marshall

“Surveys show that women who choose abortion report that they would have chosen life if they had more support. Many companies today are eager to offer to pay for women to end their pregnancies, but how many of them are offering to pay for diapers or childcare or for flexible work options?” —Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Morrow Hawley