The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Insight: “It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” —Noel Coward (1899-1973)

For the record: “The thing is, Obama often intentionally provokes the conservative base. As the Washington Post’s Paul Waldman put it in January 2015, Obama ‘seems to come up with a new idea every couple of weeks to drive [the GOP] up a wall.’ That makes him a master at trolling. … Like Obama, Trump exploited birtherism for his own advantage, worming his way into the GOP. Obama allowed the issue to fester in the fever swamps of the right, and now he’s facing the real possibility that he will be replaced by the Swamp Thing.” —Jonah Goldberg

Alpha Jackass: “[Calling Mitt Romney a tax evader is] one of the best things I’ve ever done. Why? Because I knew what he had done was not be transparent and forthright about his taxes and to this day he hasn’t released his tax returns.” —Harry Reid (Actually, yes, he did.)

Demo-gogues: “We can only realize the promise of this institution’s founding to replace the ravages of war with cooperation if powerful nations like my own accept constraints. I’m convinced in the long run giving up some freedom of action, not giving up our ability to protect ourselves or pursue our core interests but binding ourselves to international rules, over the long-term, enhances our security.” —Barack Obama at the UN

Non Compos Mentis: “We can welcome refugees and ensure our security, and in fact refugees are subject to more vigorous screening than the average tourist.” —Barack Obama

The BIG lie: “I am absolutely in favor of and have long been an advocate for tough vetting for making sure that we don’t let [terrorists] into this country.” —Hillary Clinton

And last… “When ‘diversity’ brings death, it’s time to shed fairy-tale ideologies and recognize grim truth. The Muslim world has a problem. It’s time our nation responded accordingly.” —David French