Short Cuts
In their own words — the quotes of the day, newest first.

Wednesday Short Cuts
"Next year, your tax situation will likely be significantly better thanks to President Trump's historic tax cuts and tax reform." —Gary Bauer

Tuesday Short Cuts
Alpha Jackass: "People will rot in hell for besmirching" Comey and Mueller, says Rep. Jim Himes.

Monday Short Cuts
"It still seems like the FBI and DoJ rolled over for Hillary, while Mueller is being tough with Trump." —Ari Fleischer

Friday Short Cuts
"Politicians will be unsuited to regulate most industries, which is why they should do so sparingly." —David Harsanyi

Thursday Short Cuts
"If I am here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. I just can't let that happen." —Paul Ryan

Wednesday Short Cuts
"It is important to note how little we know about what [Robert] Mueller is doing." —Byron York

Tuesday Short Cuts
"The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot." —William Ralph Inge

Monday Short Cuts
"Self-defence is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself." —John Locke

Friday Short Cuts
"We must always remember that all children are blessings from our Creator." —Donald Trump

Thursday Short Cuts
Ingrate: "It was really good of America to join WW2 two years late, after millions had died. Many thanks." —Piers Morgan

Wednesday Short Cuts
"In order that all men might be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it." —Dr. Samuel Johnson

Tuesday Short Cuts
"The killing rate in our country is so much higher than any other nation in the world," Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) wrongly claims.

Monday Short Cuts
The Gipper: "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free."

Thursday Short Cuts
"To make a man a protector is to give him purpose. To deny him the means of protecting his family is to undercut that purpose." —David French

Wednesday Short Cuts
Anti-gun demonstrators "should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment," says former Justice John Paul Stevens.

Tuesday Short Cuts
"We turn schools into something resembling prisons and scratch our heads when our children come out of them ill-prepared." —Cheryl Magness

Monday Short Cuts
"Most people are going to find Stormy Daniels credible, but the effort to make it into a big campaign finance/criminal story will be a fizzle." —Rich Lowry

Friday Short Cuts
Belly laugh of the week, considering the source: "[Fox News] is really state-run TV." —CNN President Jeff Zucker

Thursday Short Cuts
"We might need to build a wall between California and Arizona as well to keep these dangerous criminals out." —Rep. Martha McSally

Wednesday Short Cuts
"President Trump is right in saying that a special counsel should never have been appointed." —Alan Dershowitz