The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

The Gipper: “A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough.” —Ronald Reagan

Non Compos Mentis: “Look at what’s happening with Putin. While Putin is trying to undo our elections, he is undoing elections in Europe. Look at what’s happening in Hungary, look what’s happening in Poland, look what’s happening. You think that would happen on my watch or Barack’s watch? You can’t answer that, but I promise it wouldn’t have, and it didn’t.” —Joe Biden (Uh, it did.)

For the record: “I was prepared for them to come after me. But I wasn’t prepared for the person coming after me the way she came after me.” —Joe Biden

Acquiescing: “Was I wrong a few weeks ago? Yes, I was. I regret it, and I’m sorry for any of the pain of misconception that caused anybody.” —Joe Biden

Braying Jenny: “That day was very emotional and then to sit at that inauguration and to look around at a crowd that was not reflective of the country, and I had to sit in that audience as one of the handfuls of people of color, all that I had to hold on to over those last eight years, and it was a lot emotionally.” —Michelle Obama

Intraparty squabbles I: “All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world. But they didn’t have any following. They’re four people and that’s how many votes they got.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the border-bill resistance from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley

Intraparty squabbles II: “That public ‘whatever’ is called public sentiment. And wielding the power to shift it is how we actually achieve meaningful change in this country.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Intraparty squabbles III: “You know they’re just salty about WHO is wielding the power to shift ‘public sentiment’ these days… Sorry not sorry.” —Ilhan Omar

Intraparty squabbles IV: “It is very disappointing that the speaker would ever try to diminish our voices in so many ways.” —Rashida Tlaib

And last… “Isn’t it amazing how the left is okay with sending $1.5 billion to Iran and $500 million to Planned Parenthood but is offended and outraged to spend $2.5 million to celebrate America?” —Charlie Kirk