Opinion Line (Oct. 13)

I spent last week traveling for work. Man, what a great city we live in.

I attended a gathering of thousands last weekend at the Kansas Pavilions. I met bankers, bikers, preachers, and many women and children. Everywhere I looked I saw guns, guns and more guns, since it was a gun show. I never felt so safe. Thank God for the Second Amendment.

Of course guns kill people; the nuts holding them just facilitate the process.

It is obvious Joe Biden has nothing to do but fly around the country, at the taxpayers’ expense, to see if people like him.

The proposed economic policies of Bernie Sanders will crash the U.S. economy, harming everyone. Even with tax increases, we cannot take on $40 trillion of additional debt and have this country survive.

The national Republicans are proving something our Kansas Republicans have already proved – that the Republican Party is incapable of governing.

We don’t need another statue of President Eisenhower in Topeka. We need politicians in the Statehouse with guts and brains who will take care of business, as Eisenhower did.

Some states want to encourage their citizens to vote.

What’s scary is that Sam Brownback will seem like a good choice after Kris Kobach is elected governor. How’s that shot of adrenaline workin’ for ya?

Westar Energy and its contractors have spent the summer uglifying West 13th to the best of their ability. They have cut down beautiful flowering pear trees to put up huge and horrid-looking utility poles. Then they advertise their laughable tree-trimming skills on television.

Isn’t it amazing? Oil prices fall yet local gas prices increase. They are increasing profits for the gasoline dealer corporations, raising money so they can pay the holiday bonuses. Meanwhile, we can’t afford gifts.

I actually saw someone using the worthless bicycle lanes Thursday. Sadly, it was a jogger.

If KU wants to win a football game this year, it needs to find a way to get a game scheduled with the Chiefs.

I am so impressed with the wonderful coverage and pictures every Saturday in The Eagle’s Varsity Kansas section. I love the two pages with pictures from various games. The picture of the fan walking through the setting sun was stellar. I also love the full-page pictures of athletes.

This story was originally published October 12, 2015 at 7:03 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Oct. 13)."