The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Insight: “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere.” —Ronald Reagan

Upright: “‘Capitalism is characterized by greed.’ Not quite. Capitalism allows radical generosity just as it allows radical greed. In a free society, you will always have both. But in a socialist society, while people can become even more greedy, they can never become more generous.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

Observations: “Whether you’re a supporter, a hater, or somebody who made peace with his volatility because you prefer him to any Democrats, the bottom line is that Trump should not be expected to change at all.” —Philip Klein

Friendly fire: “I don’t agree with [Ilhan Omar] on her positions on Israel and I certainly don’t agree with anti-Semitic comments.” —Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Hyper hypocrisy: “If there’s anything I can’t stand it’s the abuse of power.” —Joe Biden, who stood by and cheered as Barack Obama abused power for eight years

D'oh! “What’s not to love about Vermont in terms of the beauty of it? … I mean, this is sort of a scenic, beautiful town.” —Joe Biden in Keene, New Hampshire

Non compos mentis: “Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, Mao in the last century. He may be responsible for many more million deaths than they were.” —Dr. Alan Frances, former chairman of the Psychiatry Department at Duke University

Alpha jackass: “David Koch, of the zillionaire Koch brothers, died of prostate cancer. I guess I’m going to have to re-evaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer. … He and his brother have done more than anybody to fund climate science deniers for decades, so f—k him! The Amazon is burning up. I’m glad he’s dead and I hope the end was painful.” —HBO’s Bill Maher

And last… “Democrats: the Bible teaches socialism! Let’s have socialism! Republicans: the Bible teaches all life is sacred and life begins at conception. Let’s end abortion! Democrats: Screw you, you theocrats!” —Erick Erickson