Short Cuts
In their own words — the quotes of the day, newest first.
Friday Short Cuts
"It matters very little whether or not the rest of the world likes us, as long as they respect us." —Allie Beth Stuckey
Thursday Short Cuts
"Pro-tip: If you don't want one unelected justice to be worth so darn much, don't used the court to make laws." —@hale_razor
Wednesday Short Cuts
Chuck Schumer absurdly claims President Trump picked Brett Kavanaugh to "be a barrier" in the Robert Mueller investigation.
Tuesday Short Cuts
"Hysteria over Kavanaugh is strictly political. ... He is controversial only because he will faithfully apply the law." —Andrew C. McCarthy
Monday Short Cuts
"Continued dependency is the fuel on which big government runs." —Allie Beth Stuckey
Friday Short Cuts
"Democrats [are] so opposed to Scott Pruitt ... you'd think he once turned a river orange with millions of gallons of mine wastewater." —@hale_razor
Thursday Short Cuts
Hillary Clinton on her supporters' vitriol: "If some of that comes across as a little uncivil, well, children's lives are at stake."
Tuesday Short Cuts
"The argument that the signers made to justify their revolution was an argument against all forms of governmental privilege." —Jay Cost
Monday Short Cuts
Pleasant thoughts: "Maybe we can have, like, a nuclear war and then we get a real course correction." —billionaire socialist Tom Steyer
Friday Short Cuts
"Kennedy's decision ... was seen as a personal betrayal, because the political has become so personal for so many." —Jonah Goldberg
Thursday Short Cuts
Disgusting: "Stock up on abortions now. Roe v. Wade is gone." —"comedian" Michael Ian Black
Wednesday Short Cuts
"The comparison between current day illegal immigrants and European settlers is really stupid." —Matt Walsh
Tuesday Short Cuts
Alpha Jackass: "If you vote for Trump, then you ... are standing at the border like Nazis." —MSNBC's Donny Deutsch
Monday Short Cuts
"We cannot have a system of catch and release. We are a sovereign nation." —Jeh Johnson
Friday Short Cuts
Gross hyperbole: "This policy of family separation reminds us of the cattle cars of Nazi Germany." —Richard Blumenthal
Thursday Short Cuts
Memory lane: "Do not send your children to the borders. If they do make it, they'll get sent back." —Barack Obama, 2014
Wednesday Short Cuts
Race bait: "There is a very obvious throughline connecting the worst moments and policies of this administration." —Chris Hayes
Tuesday Short Cuts
Self-evaluation: "Our party right now ... is pickled in identity politics and victimology." —Democrat Matt Flynn
Monday Short Cuts
Non Compos Mentis, part II: "He gave birth. He breastfed. Now, he wants his son to see him as a man." —CNN headline
Friday Short Cuts
"Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live as well as think." —Ralph Waldo Emerson