The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “The most important political office is that of private citizen.” —Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)

From the race-baiter in chief: “South Carolina taking down the confederate [sic] flag [is] a signal of good will and healing, and a meaningful step towards a better future.” —Barack Obama live-tweeting the removal of the flag from the South Carolina state capitol grounds Friday morning (And no, leftists will never be satisfied by this or any other gesture of good will.)

The gun grabber: “I’m going to speak out against the uncontrollable use of guns in our country because I believe we can do better. … We have to take on the gun lobby. . . . This is a controversial issue. I am well aware of that. But I think it is the height of irresponsibility not to talk about it.” —Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire rallies

Social engineering: “The Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act recognizes that the words in our laws have meaning and can continue to reflect prejudice and discrimination even when rendered null by our highest courts. Our values as a country are reflected in our laws. I authored this bill because it is imperative that our federal code reflect the equality of all marriages.” —Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) on her bill to strike the words “husband” and “wife” from all federal laws

The BIG Lie: “[I]f the world acts now [on climate change] it will prevent up to 69,000 premature deaths in the U.S. in the year 2100 alone from poor air quality and extreme heat. And, of course, if we fail to act, the reverse is true. … We will lose billions of dollars and human lives if we fail to act.” —Gina McCarthy (“If we want to talk about pre-mature deaths, how about the 57 million innocent unborn children whose lives have been stolen since Roe v. Wade?” —Sen. James Inhofe)

Non Compos Mentis: “What percentage of the atmosphere is CO₂? I don’t have that calculation.” —Gina McCarthy (“[Y]ou’re the head of the EPA … and you didn’t even know what the content of CO₂ in the atmosphere [is], which is the justification for the very policies you’re talking about.” —Rep. Dana Rohrabacher)

And last… “John Kerry warned Iran that President Obama is ‘ready to walk away’ from nuclear negotiations. He’s bluffing. You can’t walk away when you’re on your knees.” —Fred Thompson