The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “Character is higher than intellect… A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

For the record: “In California, the law requires a 12-year-old girl to get her parents’ signature to pierce her ears. But that same 12-year-old can walk into any California abortion clinic and get an abortion without her parents’ knowledge or consent.” —Live Action president Lila Rose

Non Compos Mentis: “Leadership in America is coming from high school students, from Dreamers, from teachers — teachers striking on behalf of their students all across this country. Leadership is coming from everyone who’s fighting for a country where we lift everyone up and no one falls through the cracks. And you better believe leadership is coming from millions of women in this country, the most potent political force in America.” —former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards

Not satire: “Cecile Richards, the woman who spent a career stripping the civil rights of unborn children straight from their mothers’ wombs, received a lifetime achievement award from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).” —The Daily Wire’s Paul Bois

Braying Jenny: “Using terminology like ‘illegal aliens illegally entering the country’ is just not viewed as constructive.” —Nancy Pelosi

Spiking the football: “The IG Report is a total disaster for Comey, his minions and sadly, the FBI. Comey will now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI. I did a great service to the people in firing him. Good Instincts. Christopher Wray will bring it proudly back!” —Donald Trump

And last… “[The Peter] Strzok text is extraordinary evidence of attempted targeting — and the DOJ’s refusal to turn it over to Congress is just as extraordinary. The American public are right to be deeply skeptical of this investigation. Mueller had better have something incredible.” —Ben Shapiro