The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Insight: “Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for the law.” —Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)

Braying jenny: “I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. But while it still exists, I was proud to cast my vote in New York for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.” —Hillary Clinton

Non compos mentis: “When federal [immigration] agents arrive at one of these farms, it should be to make sure people are being paid the minimum wage, working in humane conditions.” —Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff

Alpha jackass, Part I: “[Donald Trump], you are weak, scared, stupid, inept, negligent, vindictive, narcissistic, criminal. I hope you live a long life in prison where you become the most popular boyfriend to the all inmates.” —actress Debra Messing

Alpha jackass, Part II: “Rape is an act of violence. Trump has perpetrated violence on hundreds of millions of people. My hope is (and this is the first time in my life) that the tables are turned and he is the victim of perpetrators.” —Debra Messing

And last… “The Founding Fathers believed that a free press was essential to the preservation of freedom. But we don’t really have a free press today. We have a hyper-partisan press just as committed to one party rule as the talking heads of Pravda were.” —Gary Bauer