Opinion Line (Oct. 19)

In this economy, the doors won’t open. You have to break them down.

Why, in a rich country such as ours, do we worry about feeding children? They should be taken care of.

Thanks to gerrymandering and primaries, the will of the voters no longer equals the will of the people.

I want to thank the Democrats for their debate. I fell asleep only a few minutes into it and did not wake up until after it was over. Best sleep I have had in a long time.

Looks to me like the Democrats failed their own test for diversity in candidates. I’ve never seen such sorry-performing white men in my life. I was embarrassed for them. I wonder if they were just props for Hillary Clinton.

How very telling that Hillary Clinton’s fashion style these days makes her look like a Chinese communist. But what should we expect from someone who says our rights come from the government?

If the Republican Party is to survive, it must jettison the Freedom Caucus.

Should the Republicans control all three branches of the federal government come early 2017, their new motto for health care insurance will be: If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.

So Charles Koch believes in humility, integrity, a strong work ethic and the importance of all Americans being able to develop their God-given talents without the overbearing interference of the government to make society better. Yep, I can see why the Democratic Party attacks the Kochs so viciously.

For being supposedly wise investors, the Koch brothers sure pour a lot of money down the political money pit. No ROI calculation could ever justify it.

Could The Eagle inform people of how streets are selected for resurfacing or repairs? Many streets that appear to be perfectly fine are being redone, while others such as far West Central just get worse.

How about for the next 90 days, you drive as if you know a deer will be crossing the road in front if you and you just don’t know when?

If your car depreciates to half its value in a few years, shouldn’t your full-coverage insurance premium drop in half, too?

The U.S. will never be a respected member of the community of nations and a true global superpower until we start calling football “football” instead of “soccer.” We can call our isolated provincial pastime with the funny-shaped ball “throwball.”

This story was originally published October 18, 2015 at 7:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Oct. 19)."