The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight

“If some men are entitled by right to the products of the work of others, it means that those others are deprived of rights.” —Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

For the Record I

“When Republicans hold committee hearings, Democrats get to name their members. When Democrats hold committee hearings, they get to name all the members. When Obama Attorney General Eric Holder is held in contempt of Congress over his role in sending guns to drug lords, he can laugh it off. When former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro is held in contempt, he is shackled by the FBI. When Democrats support underlying causes that end in riots, they are absolved of responsibility. When Republicans do, they are insurrectionists.” —David Harsanyi

“Regardless of how you feel about Trump, this FBI raid throws fuel on that fire of distrust and sets a dangerous precedent that reduces our government to being no better than a banana republic, where dictators see federal law enforcement as their own personal goon squad.” —Democrat ex-Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

“The statute under which the FBI appears to be investigating Trump is the exact same statute Hillary Clinton violated when she maintained a private email server as secretary of state. The FBI never raided Clinton’s home even though she destroyed evidence relevant to that investigation. This is where the DOJ’s explanation for its actions becomes so important. In addition to the disparate treatment received by Clinton, Republicans have been given ample cause to call into question the impartiality of DOJ and FBI employees. … A 2019 internal FBI audit found that bureau agents broke their own rules at least 747 times over an 18-month period. That is completely unacceptable.” —Washington Examiner

For the Record II

“For some reason, somehow, every Democrat in Washington and the United States Senate believes it’s a good thing to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to come after you and your taxes. This is supposed to be for the rich, but let me tell you, the rich have a bunch of lawyers and accountants. Well over half of all the audits conducted in the United States today are conducted on people who make less than $75,000. … So when you go to the football games this fall, just imagine everybody to your left and right being IRS agents. … If you think the federal government is out of control now, God help us when you get 87,000 new IRS agents who are looking under every rock and stone to get money out of your pocket. This is bigger than the British army. So, my belief is that we probably need a bigger British army and a smaller IRS. … We have 18,000 Border Patrol agents. I’d like to see a lot more Border Patrol agents and less IRS agents.” —Senator Lindsey Graham

“If 98.2% of Americans make under $400,000 and the Biden Administration is promising not to audit anyone making under $400,000, why do they need to hire 87,000 IRS agents?” —Caleb Hull

“Biden’s big spending bill takes $80B of OUR money to hire more IRS agents … to take more of OUR money and snoop on what we share on Venmo/Cash apps. They’re not going after the wealthy. They’re coming for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and hardworking Americans.” —Tulsi Gabbard

“The IRS union gives 99% of its donations to Democrats. Now you know why Joe Biden wants to give the agency $80 billion.” —Congressman Lance Gooden

The BIG Lies

“I just want to say a number: zero. [Yesterday], we received news that our economy had 0% inflation in the month of July. Zero percent.” —President Joe Biden (“Inflation was announced at 8.5% for the month of July, one of the highest rates in forty years. Joe Biden just said inflation is at 0%. They lie so brazenly it’s incredible.” —Clay Travis)

“The data shows our economy had 0% inflation in July.” —Vice President Kamala Harris

“We just received news that our economy had 0% inflation in July. While the price of some things went up, the price of others, like gas, clothing, and more, dropped. In fact, the current drop in gas prices is the fastest in a decade — saving American families with two cars $106 per month on average.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (“I still can’t believe this is the White House’s message — yeah, prices are WAY UP, but at least they’re not as way up as they were before! Offensive.” —Jake Schneider)