The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “Jobs really come in the productive sector of the economy. The real jobs are where people are producing goods or services which other people will buy. … [O]ne of the reasons why you have to cut public expenditure is to get the money back out of the public sector, into industry and commerce, so that they, in fact, can invest, and improve, and expand; because that’s where the secure jobs are.” —Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

Upright: “Political correctness is the major weapon liberals use in their war on American tradition. Thus, the girls are replacing the boys in areas the boys traditionally dominated. And the sexually ambiguous are taking over the traditional woman’s domain, for instance, the powder room. The result is a loss of traditional American values. And, well, the world is turned upside-down.” —R. Emmett Tyrrell

Then prove it: “It was never my intention to suggest that I don’t take our mission of serving veterans very seriously. If my comments Monday led any veterans to believe that I, or the dedicated workforce I am privileged to lead, don’t take that noble mission seriously, I deeply regret that. Nothing could be further from the truth.” —Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald

Belly laugh of the week: “[Obama] will again show the power of his moral courage when he visits Hiroshima. … It’s so in keeping with his work, his global leadership to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It’s testimony to the U.S.-Japan friendship which has been enhanced by the relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Abe. I am very proud that the president is doing that.” —Nancy Pelosi

The BIG lie, part I: “This [federal investigation] has nothing to do with the Clinton Foundation. This was an allegation of a gentleman [Wang Wenliang] who gave a check to my campaign. I didn’t bring the donor in. I didn’t bring him into the Clinton Foundation. I’m not even sure if I’ve even met the person, to be honest with you.” —Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe

The BIG lie, part II: “I think [Wang and I] probably met one or two occasions. I think, I’m not sure if he came to the inaugural. He may have come to the inaugural.” —Terry McAuliffe (“McAuliffe invited the Chinese businessman … to a 2013 fundraiser at Hillary Clinton’s personal Washington, D.C., residence.” —Time magazine)

Late-night humor: “The FBI says, as part of its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails, it may call her in to speak to them. No word yet on how much Hillary’s planning to charge.” —Conan O'Brien