Opinion Line Extra (April 13)

The potential 30-year drought that California and the Southwest now face is just one of the side effects of climate change that scientists have been warning us about. Go ahead and stick your head in the sand. There will be plenty of it.

Democrats must not understand what the word “incentive” means. If you let people on government assistance spend the money they receive any way they please, they will never have the incentive to do what it takes to get what they want, like get a job.

The Bible states, quite clearly, that the rich have almost no chance of getting into heaven, that we should pay taxes to help the poor, and that those who refuse to help the poor will suffer eternal damnation. Apparently, Kansas is going to hell – both now and later.

The Eagle editorial board being breathtakingly indignant about the new welfare recipients’ restrictions prohibiting taxpayer-funded expenditures on tattoos, manicures and cruise ships is all you need to know as to the need for such a law.

An Eagle editorial quoted from MSNBC. Are you kidding? Anybody who takes seriously that radical (and, thankfully failing) bastion of smug, condescending, leftist lunacy really can’t be taken seriously.

Naturally, it’s necessary for us to frequently make judgments about others. But Jesus said that we are not to judge others of sin. That is above our pay grade.

If a flower shop claims religious freedom to say “no” to providing flowers to a caterer, does the caterer have a right to say “no” to providing food for the flower shop?

Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s philosophy says he does not believe that the residents who work in Wichita should have any say about the community they live in. That is exactly why Kansas gets negative publicity – you don’t have any fun with fuddy-duddies.

In the past, there were two prerequisites to becoming president: being filthy rich and convincing everyone they’re not. This must change.

One of our governor’s closest friends is a lobbyist for big tobacco. Old wisdom says you will know them by the company they keep.

I received a real estate tax statement (Sedgwick County) telling me I underpaid my taxes by 30 cents. I know it’s the system, but a phone call would have worked. What was spent on the letter, postage and return envelope?

When you see a pregnant woman smoking, you need to remember that it’s her body and her choice.

When I see people sitting in a car with children puffing away with the windows rolled up, that makes me sick. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

A truck stop on I-90 is taking no chances with the direction of the country. It has restrooms marked “Men,” “Women,” “Either” and “Neither.”

This story was originally published April 12, 2015 at 7:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (April 13)."