Opinion Line (Oct. 24)

Recent Kansas history has proved there’s no such thing as a temporary sales tax hike.

Each Friday when I return to Wichita from another week of out-of-town business and approach the city limits, I search for a sign that reads, “Under new management.” Wishful thinking.

I predict Wichita will be a ghost town in 50 years if things don’t change.

I shop for two ladies over 90 trying to survive on Social Security. There isn’t much left each month after Medicare, drug plan, utilities and other necessities. Do you think I am voting for the sales tax? No way, unless food is exempt.

Voting this election is simple: If you want more taxes, regulation and government in your life, vote Democrat (or independent). If you don’t, vote Republican.

Improve the Kansas Supreme Court. Dump Eric Rosen and Lee Johnson.

Calling all moderate Republicans and independent-minded voters. We have the attention of the established Republicans for the first time in years. Please ignore their anti-Obama, anti-Reid, anti-Pelosi, anti-Davis, anti-Orman scare tactic rhetoric and vote your heart. We want functional government, and they have not delivered.

Gov, Sam Brownback – well, he looked good on paper.

Brownback’s idea of leadership is exempting his wealthy donors from paying Kansas income tax, and leaving the hardworking wage earners to keep on paying.

Ask your children’s teachers why their union is supporting a person caught with a stripper in a methamphetamine raid. Good role model for our students, isn’t he?

Everyone is saying we’ve had massive cuts to education in Kansas. Why don’t we stop paying pensions to retired teachers and use the money to teach kids?

Reading about Greg Orman in the 2014 Voter Guide was like reading from Barack Obama’s next book.

Between reports of everything Royals because of the World Series and the incessant broadcasting of Brownback-Davis and Roberts-Orman campaign ads, you’d think there was nothing else going on in the world.

There ought to be a law prohibiting the practice of showing the same TV commercial twice during a single break. Isn’t there something in the Constitution about cruel and unusual punishment?

This story was originally published October 23, 2014 at 7:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Oct. 24)."