Opinion Line Extra (Aug. 13)

Donald Trump should be commended for giving disaffected Sarah Palin supporters somewhere to go. If Sarah was too intellectual for you, the Donald’s your man.

You have to be gullible to vote for any Republican, so it’s no surprise conservative voters love Donald Trump.

The GOP debate was a joke as always – same old, same old patting themselves on the back, nothing new. People think Trump is so great because he “tells it like it is,” but if Obama does the same thing, they call him a liar.

Interesting debate. I thought Trump came out on top. His hair came in second.

Regarding candidates’ comb-overs: Don’t forget to mention Hillary Clinton, who boasted that she colors her hair. What’s she trying to hide? Her age? I’m in my early 60s and appreciate when men and women of my age group choose to keep themselves looking young, no matter their political party.

From the first GOP debate: We hate Muslims, gays, immigrants, the poor, government, taxes and women. We love war.

Seventeen candidates and not a one who seems to have been taught any manners growing up. How embarrassing it would be having any of them representing us in world diplomacy.

I have worked all my life and saved for retirement. Now it seems that people don’t want to work but think they are entitled to others’ efforts. Didn’t they read “The Little Red Hen”?

Any sensible person knows you need reasonable voter ID laws. If there is a problem getting appropriate documents, get some mobile vans with computers and drive out to those who need assistance to get them signed up. Such IDs will also be helpful for other times when they are needed.

So there is hypocrisy in outrage over killing a lion but not cattle? Give me a break. God put certain animals on this planet to eat, not keep as pets. How do you know vegetables don’t have some inaudible scream of terror as you rip them out of the ground?

Why do bicycle riders feel that they do not have to obey traffic laws? Too many run stop signs, etc.

Capital punishment opponents argue that life in prison is greater punishment than the death penalty. Yet almost every criminal fights execution, preferring lifetime incarceration instead.

The morning after a 2-inch rain I saw sprinklers all over town, except for mine, going full blast. It’s no wonder we have a problem with a water supply. There is a switch on my controller to turn the system off. Isn’t there one on yours?

If I told you that you could drive to Denver in eight hours, but when you went it snowed and the Kansas Highway Patrol closed I-70 so it took you 10 hours, would you say I lied to you?

This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 7:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (Aug. 13)."