Louisiana Voice

Over the past four years, President Trump’s policies and investments in science and technology ensure America stands ready to solve today’s most pressing challenges and that our workforce is prepared for tomorrow’s innovations. For years to come, these achievements will guarantee the United States remains the world’s leader in research, discovery and the advancement of industries that will shape our future.”

—Ivanka Trump, writing in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Report, which listed Trump’s accomplishments, including “ending the Covid-19 pandemic.” [Oh, well then…]

It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists. You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”

—Lyndon Johnson, in a letter to the Smothers Brothers after being parodied by them on numerous occasions. [Say what you want about LBJ – he was crude, his Vietnam War was a disaster – he showed more class with that one quote than Trump could ever hope to show in a lifetime.]

The reason we were able to do what we did in 2016, 2018 and 2020 is because we had the majority.”

—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. [And yet, that same majority was unable – or unwilling – to provide relief to those who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus. Says something about you, Mitch.]

The Republican majority is lighting its credibility on fire. … The next time the American people give Democrats a majority in this chamber, you will have forfeited the right to tell us how to run that majority.”

—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, on how the worm can turn should the Democrats gain control of the Senate next week. [Republicans have demonstrated that when they are the majority, they forget the meaning of compromise.]

In a significant shift since 2000, the GOP has taken to demonizing and encouraging violence against its opponents, adopting attitudes and tactics comparable to ruling nationalist parties in Hungary, India, Poland and Turkey.”

—Conclusion of a new study conducted by the V-Dem Institute of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, as reported in The Guardian.

We fear that Attorney General Barr intends to use the DOJ’s vast law enforcement powers to undermine our most fundamental democratic value: free and fair elections. Given Attorney General Barr’s demonstrated willingness to use the Department to help President Trump politically, the media and the public should view any election-related activity by the DOJ—including any announcement or findings related to the Durham investigation—with appropriate skepticism.”

—Letter signed by more than 1,000 former Justice Department employees worried about possible election day interference by the Trump administration.

NOT A TRUMP QUOTE, but it should be (with apologies to Cavin & Hobbes):

“This one’s tricky. You have to use imaginary numbers, like eleventeen …”