The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Observations

“People disagree about Donald Trump. That’s putting it mildly, of course, but ever since he rode down that escalator in 2015, there have been Americans who hate him in their bones and other Americans who follow him with cult-like devotion. That colors everything anyone says about him for two reasons: First, your own opinion shades what you say. Second, everyone else’s opinion shades what you feel free to say. That may be even more true when it comes to the events of January 6.” —Nate Jackson

Political Futures

“Why did Biden play ball with Republicans on the D.C. crime bill? Political instincts conquer all. Biden and his party are weak on the two issues voters give highest priority to — the economy and crime. Our president is trying to survive. His refusal to veto the Republican-led resolution on the D.C. crime bill was his way of saying that things are looking good for Republicans in 2024.” —Star Parker

“The Peter Principle suggests that Peter Buttigieg, at just 41 years of age, has already risen to his level of incompetence. It’s fair to say many national Democrats did not expect a rising star to peak so soon, and Buttigieg himself certainly did not. But moving up has its risks, and unfortunately for himself, and for the nation, Buttigieg has found a job he cannot do.” —Byron York

“For better or for worse, the framers of the Constitution and two centuries of American political tradition leave it up to voters to decide when a candidate is too old or incompetent to be elected to public office. To judge from recent presidential voting history — or from the way Congress is turning into a geriatric ward — most voters don’t mind being governed by the elderly and the decrepit. … When [Nikki] Haley says that it’s time to move to a ‘new generation of leadership,’ she’s right. But that will only happen if voters are persuaded to change their political behavior.” —Jeff Jacoby

For the Record

“Colleges distort and outright lie about who gets accepted, education quality and what it costs. If they were selling auto loans and used the same deceptive tactics, they’d be in jail.” —Betsy McCaughey

The BIG Lie

“The unprecedented violent attack on our Constitution and the Rule of Law … cost police officers their lives. And that’s what we saw on [January 6].” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Non Sequitur

“Women and children are the primary victims of conflict and of climate change, and there is no place that unfortunately, tragically, shows us that more dramatically than Ukraine today.” —Hillary Clinton

Dezinformatsiya

“Texas … of course has been the leader in, you know, fighting against women’s health and abortion rights.” —MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell

Non Compos Mentis

“With a disturbing rise in anti-transgender hate here in Canada and around the world recently, I want to be very clear about one more thing: Trans women are women. We will always stand up to this hate — whenever and wherever it occurs.” —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

And Last…

“It’s becoming more and more obvious that in order to get attention for the things we are facing, we need to start identifying ourselves as fully vaxxed and boosted transgender Ukrainians.” —Samantha Koch