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Posted on Wed, Oct. 28, 2009

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Opinion Line Extra (Oct. 28)

If you think the war is getting worse with all the bombings in all the places we are fighting — Afghanistan, Iraq, everywhere — just wait until President Obama pulls out of every place. It will be World War III, and the United States will be at the bottom of the pile.

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You know the GOP is in trouble if Newt Gingrich is now considered to be too liberal by some Republicans.

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Why do I have the feeling that the people who are demanding a public option on health care have no intention of paying a dime of it themselves? They will again expect someone else to pick up the tab.

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People do not die because of lack of health insurance. They die because they can't afford health care.

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We can get more Democratic voters to re-elect President Obama and a Democratic governor if we legalize marijuana.

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The residence of Rep. Jerry Moran in Washington, D.C., is not the C Street "town house." It has been listed as a church for tax purposes. The C Street "roommates" benefit in lots of ways.

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Fox News stopped being a news organization when it got caught sponsoring and helping conduct those tea parties. How can it be "fair and balanced" when it is one of the participants in the political fighting?

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If an organization is truly about factual news, you shouldn't be able to determine whether it is Republican or Democrat.

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Nobody wants underage drinking, yet we allow kids to sit at the bar and drink pop. Make bars off-limits to kids.

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People who blow their leaves into the street are lazy and inconsiderate of their neighbors. Where do you think the leaves end up?

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What's with the girls driving guys around? Is it just plain laziness or is this generation getting in touch with its feminine side? I fear it is the first. We baby boomers weep for the future.

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Why doesn't anyone return phone calls anymore?