The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “How should it happen that the individual should be without rights, but the combination of individuals should possess unlimited rights?” —Auberon Herbert (1838-1906)

Braying Jackass: “You had two factions in the White House. You had one faction that actually had some of the policies that we would have supported on trade, on infrastructure, but they turned out to be racist. And on the other hand, you had people who weren’t racist, but they were Wall Streeters.” —AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka

Friendly fire: “The media never ever gives up, and instead of focusing on real issues they keep talking about never-ending campaigns. … We never stop elections. People are sick and tired of it.” —Bernie Sanders

Non Compos Mentis: “The historical record is unambiguous in documenting the horrors Christopher Columbus and his men exacted on the native peoples he encountered. As statues aggrandizing the Confederacy topple across the South, so too should this symbol of oppression and genocide.” —Los Angeles councilman Mitch O'Farrell

Braying Jenny: “May I suggest that, among your donations for #Harvey relief, you consider also donating to a Texas abortion fund? This, too, is needed.” —feminist wonk Verónica Bayetti Flores

Is Taylor working with THE RUSSIANS? “Taylor Swift said nothing last year. While America started to buckle under the weight of the rising political candidacy of an unhinged narcissist named Donald Trump, the wildly famous and influential singer remained silent. … There’s no way of guaranteeing that a Swift condemnation would have singlehandedly changed the course of the election, but her All-American image could have reasoned with the heartland in a way the Big City Liberal Celebs couldn’t.” —Vice’s Dan Ozzi

And last… “After hurricane: ACT NOW ON CLIMATE! After mass shooting: ACT NOW ON GUNS! After jihadist attack: just a part of life and the new normal.” —Twitter satirist @hale_razor