The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Insight: “Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.” —Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016)

Upright: “I don’t think that serves an important purpose dragging Bob Mueller up if he in fact is going to stick to the report. It seems to me the only reason for doing that is to create some kind of public spectacle.” —Attorney General William Barr

For the record: “A call to ban the Confederate Flag due to its association with slavery is akin to banning the Democrat Party’s Donkey and Islam’s Crescent, as both of those institutions were involved in the enslavement of Africans.” —William Federer

Re: the Left: “We don’t want to be seen as so-called Bible-thumpers. We have withdrawn from talking openly about our faith in part out of a recoiling from those who seem so absolutely certain that they know that Scripture demands this particular pathway in politics or policy.” —Sen. Chris Coons

Annals of the absurd: “Air-conditioning is unhealthy, bad, miserable, and sexist. I can’t explain how many times I’ve gotten sick over the summer b/c of overzealous AC in offices.” —The Atlantic’s Taylor Lorenz

Braying Jackass: “[The citizenship question] is about keeping — you know … his hat — Make America White Again.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Non Compos Mentis: “Starting over [on health care] would be, I think, a sin.” —Joe Biden

And last… “If you think [Eric] Swalwell took a hit [yesterday], just wait til he gets primaried by a bag of chips for his House seat."—Steven Crowder