The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Insight: “The preservation of freedom is the protective reason for limiting and decentralizing governmental power. But there is also a constructive reason. The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or in literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.” —Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

For the record: “To people saying ‘Trump only recovered because he has access to treatments that you don’t!!’ … he is the only candidate seeking to EXPAND access to experimental treatments for ALL Americans.” —Steven Crowder

Race bait: “It is frustrating to hear some folks say that you’ve been the beneficiary of privilege, that the color of your skin gives you a head start. But right now, the president and his allies are trying to tap into that frustration and distract from his breathtaking failures by giving folks someone to blame other than them. They’re stoking fears about black and brown Americans. … Imagine how it feels to wake up every day and do your very best to uphold the values that this country claims to hold dear — truth, honor, decency — only to have those efforts met by scorn, not just by your fellow citizens, but by a sitting president.” —Michelle Obama

Non compos mentis: “The American public, the blinders have been taken off. They’ve all of a sudden seen a hell of a lot clearer. Geez, the reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home is because some black woman was able to stock the grocery shelf.” —Joe Biden

It takes two to tango: “I did get very frustrated. I did get frustrated. And I should have said this is a clownish undertaking instead of calling him a clown. But the fact is, I’ll be very honest with you — I think it was embarrassing for the nation.” —Joe Biden

The BIG Lie: “The president here is almost saying that he recommends getting sick by saying, ‘I feel better than I did 20 years ago.’ He’s acting like he’s drinking from the fountain of youth.” —CNN’s Brian Stelter

Non compos mentis: “I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House. This is just crazy.” —CBS’s Ben Tracy

Nope: “There were those who would have had us believe that freedom of the market was sufficient to keep everything secure. … The right to private property can only be considered a secondary natural right derived from the principle of the universal destination of created goods.” —Pope Francis

And last… “You think 2020 has seen its biggest twist? Wait until Trump develops the anti-covid serum using his own antibodies like Will Smith in ‘I Am Legend,’ and then wins 50 states.” —Ben Shapiro