The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Insight: “Justice in the hands of the powerful is merely a governing system like any other. Why call it justice? Let us rather call it injustice, but of a sly effective order, based entirely on cruel knowledge of the resistance of the weak, their capacity for pain, humiliation and misery.” —Georges Bernanos (1888-1948)

Re: The Left: “One way politicians have convinced many Americans to accept [the abortion] agenda is to repeat the lie that the life in the womb isn’t a life at all. It is merely a ‘clump of cells.’ That kind of dehumanization against whole classes of people is what made slavery and the Jim Crow era possible, along with a long list of other human atrocities throughout the world’s history.” —Kay C. James

Inquisitive minds want to know: “Can you imagine how loudly [Rachel] Maddow, Chuck Todd and the hypocritical civil libertarians at the New York Times editorial page would have howled if Trump had brought 15,000 armed troops into D.C. for any reason — including a parade? He sent a few busloads of soldiers to protect a federal courthouse in Seattle from being torched by rioters last year and he was called Hitler Junior.” —Michael Reagan

For the record: “An administration that wanted to pursue unity might observe that 77% of Americans — including a majority of Democrats and 85% of independents — don’t want taxpayer dollars to fund foreign abortions.” —Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

Observations: “James Madison thought the legislature would be insatiable, steadily accumulating power. Instead, it is the least self-respecting branch, led by people who identify with the interests of presidents and their own parties over and above the interests of their own institution. … [Chuck] Schumer has urged Biden to declare a national climate emergency because it would allow him to do things ‘without legislation.’ This would be like Chief Justice John Roberts giving Biden advice on how to pack the Supreme Court — except it’s unimaginable that a Supreme Court justice would be so openly disdainful of the legitimacy and prerogatives of his or her own institution.” —Rich Lowry

Friendly fire: “This kind of broad, inflammatory rhetoric is like throwing a match into the tinderbox.” —Tulsi Gabbard regarding Nancy Pelosi’s “the enemy is within the House of Representatives” drivel

Demo-gogue: “We have one goal: big, bold change in America. … [There are] three huge issues we have to do: climate … racial and economic inequality … and improving our democracy. Making DC a state, automatic voter registration, getting rid of Citizens United, all the things embodied in HR 1.” —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Non compos mentis I: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. [Long pause.] Undervisible. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. [Long pause.] For which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” —Los Angeles councilman Kevin “30-Magazine Clip in Half a Second” de Leόn

Non compos mentis II: “I always feel like if aliens ever really exist and they come and attack us, it’s because we destroyed the planet. That would be our punishment.” —MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Uh, yeah, it is: “Sending kids back to school this year is so fraught with anxiety and uncertainty. Why not just have everyone repeat the year? Is that such a far out idea?” —Joy Behar

Village idiot: “I’ll never forgive the people that voted for [Trump], ever. I have an angry place inside of me now. I hope it doesn’t kill me.” —Nancy Sinatra

And last… “I don’t get capitalism bashing. Every once in a while a pipe bursts, but usually people aren’t dumb enough to then use that as a call to end indoor plumbing.” —Frank J. Fleming