The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Clown World

“We’re [in El Salvador] because a man who had protected status in Maryland, a Maryland man … was taken out of his state, out of the United States. … We want to make sure that we draw the line here at Kilmar Garcia.” —Rep. Maxwell Frost

Godwin’s Law/Projection

“I understand very well why it is wrong to compare Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich to any other movement. … But there are important lessons from the history of that emergent evil. … The Trump administration is insisting on trying to create their own preferred version of reality.” —Al Gore, whose party thinks men can be women and vice versa

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Larry David writes an oped calling Trump Hitler. I can’t imagine being Jewish and not knowing the difference between the guy who killed TWELVE MILLION OF MY PEOPLE and the guy who killed twelve million Big Macs. What a petulant loser.” —Jimmy Failla

Double Standards

“Joe Biden encouraged 10 million or more illegals to cross our borders. It was the worst violation of the rule of law in American history. And now every one of the 10 million is supposed to get a trial before being deported?” —John Hinderaker

We Are Not the Same

“Republicans are in favor of protecting Americans, while Democrats fight to protect MS-13 gang members.” —Sen. Marsha Blackburn

Re: The Left

“If you can’t tell the difference between a man and a woman, you won’t be able to tell the difference between barbarians (Hamas) and a truly tolerant society (Israel.) The barbarians, however, will not hesitate to clarify things, as they frequently do.” —Gary Bauer

For the Record

“Congress has never authorized presidents to impose tariffs at will. It couldn’t if it wanted to. … The Constitution reserves to Congress alone [that] power.” —Jeff Jacoby

Political Futures

“Al Franken pretended to grope a sleeping woman and his career in politics was over forever. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed his staff AND KILLED THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS DURING COVID and he’s going to be the next NYC mayor.” —Ian Haworth

Right Reason, Wrong Method

“[Elon] Musk is right about the need for more babies. Last year, the CDC announced that America’s fertility rate had dropped to ‘another historic low.’ … But Musk’s approach to fixing this problem is wrong, immoral and ultimately counterproductive.” —Victor Joecks

Zeitgeist

“If Francis was the pope for a globalist era, what the Catholic Church needs now is a populist pope, one who understands that if the church renews its ties to the working class within the West, not just in the global South, it will find ready converts.” —Daniel McCarthy