The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “Any one of the strange laws we suffer is a compromise between a fad and a vested interest.” —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)

Inquisitive minds want to know: “Why is the Associated Press sharing a building with Hamas? Surely, these intrepid reporters knew who their neighbors were. Did they knowingly allow themselves to be used as human shields by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization? Did the AP pull its punches and decline to report for years on Hamas’s misdeeds? I submit that the AP has some uncomfortable questions to answer.” —Senator Tom Cotton

Observations: “The socialist Squad is attacking Biden for not being sufficiently critical of Israel, when in fact he is engaged in the one thing that could literally result in the destruction of Israel. While thousands of rockets rain down on the Jewish state, our negotiators are still sitting at a table in Vienna desperately trying to negotiate a deal that will provide Iran’s ayatollah with billions of dollars of sanctions relief. That money will immediately be used not only to replenish the rockets that have been fired into Israel, but to give Hamas and Hezbollah even more powerful rockets and missiles to kill even more Israelis. If Biden can’t stand up to radicals like AOC, Omar, and Tlaib, how can we expect him to stand up to the mullahs of Iran?"—Gary Bauer

For the record: "Palestinians in Gaza do live in horrendous conditions, but not because Israelis force them to. They choose to. Israel unilaterally pulled out of Gaza in 2005 and left it under complete Palestinian sovereignty. The Palestinians could have started building, putting in place infrastructure for political and economic freedom that would allow them to produce the kind of miracle the Israelis have produced. But instead, they put Hamas terrorists in charge, who started shooting missiles into Israel. In a hard and imperfect world, it’s so much easier to hate and blame than to take personal responsibility to create and build.” —Star Parker

Re: The Left: “The [Chinese Communist Party] and some liberals in Congress like @BernieSanders, @AOC & @IlhanMN are siding with Hamas terrorists and against America and Israel. What’s the common denominator? All deny America is a force for good in the world. They are wrong.” —Mike Pompeo

Double-barrel unity: “You are a really dull class. I mean, come on, man, is the sun getting to you? I would think you would have an opportunity when I say that about the Navy to clap.” —Jeb Bush Joe Biden to Coast Guard cadets

Race bait: “May this be the class that is going to keep fighting to reverse and dismantle the disparities in our healthcare system born out of deeply rooted systemic racism. Go forth. Don’t just teach us how to make our way out of COVID-19; teach us how to make our way out of COVID-1619.” —Senator Raphael Warnock to Morehouse University School of Medicine graduates

Birds of a feather flock together: “Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians. We are a movement committed to ending settler colonialism in all forms and will continue to advocate for Palestinian liberation.” —Black Lives Matter

The BIG Lie: “Critical race theory is not anti-patriotic; in fact, it is more patriotic than those who are opposed to it.” —professor Kimberlé Crenshaw

And last… “Since Biden was elected he: Canceled an American pipeline. Told you to buy an electric car after Russians hacked a major US pipeline. Cleared the way for a Russian pipeline and Russian energy dominance in Europe. Can’t make this stuff up.” —Congressman Dan Crenshaw