The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight

“I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can reestablish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very severe and distinct curtailment of our liberty.” —Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)

Observations

“It is so very telling that the supposedly horrible thing that Herschel Walker did, according to the media, was support the pro-life position — not knock up a woman and pay for her abortion. Because if he were pro-choice, this would not be a story. The hypocrisy charge, as always, isn’t about the personal immorality of someone’s activity (and it’s immoral as all hell!) — it’s about undermining the actual moral standard they violated.” —Ben Shapiro

“11 more people arrested & targeted by the DOJ for the crime of being pro-life, while zero arrests have been made involving the literal terrorism against pregnancy centers. It’s not hypocrisy; this is just how leftism functions and always has.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

“While I appreciate all voices pushing back against gender madness, understand that it’s not possible to stop just one part of the sexual revolution. An uncomfortable truth even many conservatives don’t want to admit is that the trans movement didn’t come from nowhere. It is simply the natural progression of the basis for the redefinition of marriage and family: the idea that feelings trump biological reality (& morality). This is also the premise of all ‘sexual liberation.’” —Allie Beth Stuckey

Political Futures

“Remember when it was announced that Hunter Biden was in fact under investigation? It was December 2020, a month after the election. Hunter is not out of the woods yet. I expect he will be indicted in December, after the election is over so it doesn’t hurt the Democrats’ chances of possibly holding the House and the Senate. And once the election is over, Hunter’s indictment will be the club that progressives use to force Joe Biden to step down or announce that he won’t run in 2024, so they can get the ‘real deal’ in power, whether it’s Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom.” —Gary Bauer

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“[Joe Biden] pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. He has asked [HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra] and the Attorney General to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. This is a step forward in correcting the historical injustices of failed drug policies.” —Vice President Kamala Harris, who put nearly 2,000 marijuana offenders behind bars as California attorney general

Non Compos Mentis Award

“There are areas in the Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, where it is easier to buy a gun than a fresh apple.” —Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

Coup de Grâce

“[Vladimir Putin is] not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons. We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis.” —President Joe Biden

Hot Air

“What [Ron DeSantis] has done is pretty remarkable so far. … The biggest thing the governor has done and so many others have done — they’ve recognized there’s a thing called global warming.” —Joe Biden

Braying Jenny

“You need Daddy Biden to show up, because he’s the one that’s got FEMA. He’s the one that’s got the big bucks.” —"The View" co-host Ana Navarro

And Last…

“President Biden drained our strategic oil reserves. Begged OPEC for more oil. They ignored him. Now, OPEC’s raising the price oil and Biden is refusing to drill domestically. Is he completely clueless?” —Congressman Jim Jordan