The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Insight: “And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangstersget control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” —Lord Acton (1834-1902)

Observations: “There isn’t much point in trying to talk rationally to a guy in an asylum who thinks he is Napoleon. Likewise, there probably isn’t much point in trying to talk rationally to a Democratic politician or activist in 2020 America.” —John Hinderaker

Wandering minds want to know: “Washington’s money-printing appears on track to exceed anything attempted in 2008 or 2009. … Huge deficits entirely financed by the Fed to offset a government-engineered economic collapse — are we sure Bernie Sanders didn’t win in 2016?” —James Freeman

Political futures: “You have seen, at the national level, Democrats try to push election agendas, like ballot harvesting, which certainly isn’t safe going door to door to collect ballots, or things like getting rid of absentee witness ID requirements. So, those are things we’re going to push back on.” —RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

Every stop to wonder why? “Those who have always been at the short end of the stick, in a moment of crisis, it becomes even more evident, and in this case even more fatal.” —Sen. Kamala Harris

Dezinformatsiya: “U.S. reports 1,264 coronavirus deaths in over 24 hours. Meanwhile in China, where the pandemic broke out, not a single new coronavirus death was reported.” —NBC News (“Fun fact: China also never reported a single death at Tiananmen Square.” —David Burge)

Verbal gymnastics: “We cannot let this, we’ve never allowed any crisis from the Civil War straight through to the pandemic of 17, all the way around, 16, we have never, never let our democracy sakes [sic] second fiddle, way they, we can both have a democracy, an elections [sic], and at the same time correct the public health.” —Joe Biden

Non compos mentis: “Realistically, COVID-19 will be here for the next 18 months or more. We will not be able to return to normalcy until we find a vaccine or effective medications. I know that’s dreadful news to hear. How are people supposed to find work if this goes on in some form for a year and a half? Is all that economic pain worth trying to stop COVID-19? The truth is we have no choice.” —ObamaCare architect Ezekiel Emanuel

And last… “Ask yourself when you want to do something good for your fellow man, do you write a check to a local charity or send in some extra to the government?” —Peter Heck