The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Insight: “The sooner we all learn to make a decision between disapproval and censorship, the better off society will be… Censorship cannot get at the real evil, and it is an evil in itself.” —Granville Hicks (1901-1982)

A good guy with a gun: “The only reason — the only reason — why any of us walked out of this thing: By the grace of God, one of the folks here had a weapon to fire back and give us a moment to find cover.” —Rep. Mike Bishop on this morning’s shooting targeting Republicans

Alpha Jackass: “That’s not to say that every American who voted for Donald Trump is a racist. We do know that every racist in America voted for Donald Trump. That’s a problem.” —Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Upright: “Attorney General Sessions has handled himself with honesty and professionalism. His decision to appear in an open session demonstrates his integrity and dedication to transparency. With no evidence of collusion, wrongdoing, or obstruction of justice by President Trump or the White House, how much longer is this going to go on?” —RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

For the record: “Allegations of obstruction [have] become a Democratic fetish now that the Obama administration is no longer in power and matters such as ‘Fast and Furious’ and the IRS abuse of conservative groups are no longer the focus of congressional hearings.” —Andrew McCarthy

Hypocrite in chief: “As our top law enforcement officer, the AG must be truthful and uphold the law. Sessions cannot continue to serve. He should resign.” —Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren

And last… “Sessions’ few meetings with the Russian ambassador proves guilt, but the IRS chief visiting the Obama White House 150+ times means nothing.” —Twitter satirist @hale_razor