July 12, 2023

Wednesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Chuck Schumer, John Kerry, Milton Friedman, and more.

Demagogue

“This MAGA majority on the [Supreme] Court has gutted affirmative action, blocked student debt relief for millions of Americans, and greenlit discrimination against the LGBTQ community. … Congress has clear authority to oversee the federal judiciary.” —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Hot Air

“In every aspect of life, it is now being affected by the climate crisis. But again I say: This is not something where everybody has to go, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to do this because it’s scary as hell and because we’re not gonna live the way we did.’ No! We will have a better quality of life!” —climate czar John Kerry

“We have two choices: you either capture the emissions, or you don’t create them in the first place.” —John Kerry

Keen Sense of the Obvious

“This issue of transportation is fundamentally about just making sure that people have the ability to get where they need to go. It’s that basic.” —Kamala Harris

For the Record

“Tommy Tuberville is the hero we need right now. The Defense Department can’t repair their subs, can’t figure out supply chain logistics for weapons, but will use all its money to pay for abortions. Good for Tuberville for standing up to the insanity.” —Erick Erickson

“Don’t buy the Left’s deception. Tuberville’s stand against unlawful abortion facilitation in the military does not affect national security or military readiness. The bigger issue: why are Democrats desecrating the rule of law to push abortion in the military?” —Tony Perkins

Insight

“Government power must be dispersed. If government is to exercise power, better in the county than in the state, better in the state than in Washington. If I do not like what my local community does, be it in sewage disposal, or zoning, or schools, I can move to another local community, and though few may take this step, the mere possibility acts as a check. If I do not like what Washington imposes, I have few alternatives in this world of jealous nations.” —Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

And Last…

“Topless trans-women on the lawn… Cocaine in the West Wing… Is this the ‘dignity’ that Democrats said would return to the White House?” —Tim Young

“Biden is twice as irritating as he believes himself to be, and half as intelligent into the bargain.” —Charles C.W. Cooke

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