Opinion Line (Feb. 26)

It is interesting to hear all the dire predictions from politicians if funding were held up for the Department of Homeland Security, especially knowing that 90 percent of DHS employees would actually stay on the job. What, no one to bring your coffee?

You know that the Republicans know that they would get blamed for shutting down DHS because they are breaking ranks.

What has happened to the Democrats’ cry for the U.S. Senate to have up-or-down votes?

Didn’t we all predict the Democrats in Congress would be the real party of “no”?

Two things those on the left hate with a passion are: (1) true patriotism; (2) having their patriotism questioned.

It becomes more and more obvious that Obama is anti-American and wants to destroy our country. The fact that Democrat leaders don’t have the patriotism or the guts to admit this is a danger and an insult to all of us.

Regarding Brownback’s missed White House meeting: Has Obama really moved too far to the left, or has Brownback gone so far to the right that he’s in danger of falling off the Earth he likely believes is flat?

The sun may be shining in Topeka, but it is certainly heading for a dark and stormy future if this state doesn’t get its financial house in order sooner rather than later. And don’t let anybody tell you any differently.

I’m not rich. I make $28,000 per year before deductions, and every year when I do my taxes I have to pay Kansas. I’ve never received a refund. This is the first time in years that I didn’t have to pay Kansas anything. Thank you, Sam Brownback. It helps.

Only in Kansas would it take the Legislature longer to approve the sale of real beer in a grocery store than it took the U.S. government to harness the Colorado River by building the Hoover Dam.

Kris Kobach is a rare public servant with headline-grabbing expertise on voting rights, immigration, federal and state legislation, and presidential authority. Like the universe, Kobach’s ego is constantly expanding beyond our understanding.

Wow, the Minnesota guys were crooked, according to the Kansas securities commissioner. Life is just full of surprises, isn’t it?

I don’t blame the neighbors for saying good riddance to the rookery in west Wichita. That said, someday the Earth, or what’s left of it, may say good riddance to our species because we can’t control our genes and our greed.

Gas prices are so low I’d be willing to go to a full-serve station, if I could find one.

This story was originally published February 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Feb. 26)."