The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Insight: “Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business. If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he’ll eat you last.” —The Gipper

Non Compos Mentis: “Oh, yeah. I got to pay our bills.” —Bill Clinton on whether he will continue giving speeches during Hillary’s bid for the White House (Bill’s earned more than $100 million dollars via speaking gigs. Not to mention he earns a healthy post-presidency pension. But, hey, they’re dead broke!)

Braying Jackass: “In countries in Scandinavia like Denmark, Norway, Sweden, they are very democratic countries. … In those countries, health care is the right of all people; college education and graduate school is free; retirement benefits, child care are stronger than the United States of America. In those countries by and large government works for ordinary people and the middle class, rather than, as is the case right now in our country, for the billionaire class.” —Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ vision for America

Village Idiots: “We need the Justice Department to step in and take over policing in this country. In the 20th century they had to fight states’ rights in — to get the right to vote. We’re going to have to fight states’ rights in terms of closing down police cases.” —Al Sharpton

Race bait: “There is no need to recall Whites Only signage or sheet-clad KKK members. The facts show white people acting routinely to harm, demean, and damage black and brown people. … The bottom line is that it’s everyday whites making everyday choices that lock in and protect white privilege.” —Tony Brown, sociology professor at Vanderbilt University

And last… “Ben Carson announces, challenging Marco Rubio & Ted Cruz. Democrats offer two old white people. Tell me more who is the party of diversity.” —Twitter satirist @hale_razor