Opinion Line Extra (June 8)

I thought of a great slogan for the Obama administration when it finally leaves the White House: “Nothing Left to Wreck.”

Then-Speaker Dennis Hastert scolded another representative for sending sexual text messages – male to male. Hastert must really have a crazy set of values. Or are they an example of the moral values the Republicans tout?

So Hillary Clinton’s big competition for the nomination, Lincoln Chafee, is running on switching the U.S. to the metric system, an obvious major political issue at this time. Give me a break.

How do we decide whose religious rights trump someone else’s? Of course, everyone thinks his should trump all others; that is how religion works. But, constitutionally, how do we figure this out?

Let’s hope our legislators in Kansas have the sense to follow Nebraska’s lead in abolishing the death penalty. Life in prison, no parole. Case closed. Stop wasting my taxes, especially since I don’t get a “Brownback break” on mine.

Kansas liberals are hysterical. They panic over small budget cuts destroying our schools. They fear raiding the transportation budget will result in impassable roads. It’s enough to make liberals carry brown paper bags in case of hyperventilation.

The speed at which the BYOB bill moved through the Legislature and the overwhelming support it received go a long way to explain the actions of this year’s legislative body. Hiccup.

History repeats itself. We armed and trained the troops in Vietnam in protect their country and they ran. Same thing in Iraq. Fool you once and fool you twice.

With new technology, more people can “opt out” of traditional employment.

In addition to “Click it or Ticket,” let’s see some signs like “Wipers on, Lights on” and “Stay Right Except to Pass.” Come on, city and state, make some signage.

Go to WSU at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday and try to find an open parking space anywhere. Even all handicapped slots are filled. You can bet the people who say there is available parking all have assigned slots and never have to walk miles.

I see that KFC’s Colonel Sanders is back doing TV ads. I now fear the zombie apocalypse.

TV reporters: Instead of telling people to take shelter during a tornado, just tell them to grab their smartphones and take video of the tornado. Also, tell them to shout “Oh, my God” all through the video to make sure the TV stations will show their video.

If you are serious about losing weight, try the “Naked and Afraid” diet. You can eat all the bugs and snakes you can catch, and that has an added benefit of clearing pests from your yard. But please keep your clothes on.

This story was originally published June 7, 2015 at 7:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (June 8)."