Opinion Line (Nov. 22)

If the White House guards can’t stop one fence jumper, how would they control a dozen people jumping the fence at the same time?

The only ones who think Obamacare is working are those receiving subsidies for their insurance. Subsidies equal welfare. If your insurance is cheaper because taxpayers are footing the bill, you’re on welfare.

The real story behind the Jonathan Gruber videos is how Democrats actually regard their fellow citizens. Namely, they think we are stupid and ill-informed, such that they can lie to us repeatedly and get away with it.

I’m amazed at the conservative outrage about the Obama administration possibly misleading the public about the Affordable Care Act when the Bush administration misled the world about Iraq, spending trillions of dollars and getting thousands of American soldiers killed.

Republicans vowed to thwart the president in any way possible, especially on health care. So we will respect Republicans’ “mandate” from the recent election just as much as they respected the one a majority of American voters supported in re-electing Obama, which is not at all.

Federal debt approaches $18 trillion and personal debt is $11 trillion. If anti-tax sentiments continue, about a dozen states including Kansas will also accumulate debt. If that happens, then the weight of debt will soon surpass the total worth of America, and we will sink into a long economic depression.

Isn’t placing a public employee on paid administrative leave the same as a paid vacation?

Isn’t it about time the county, state and federal governments stop discriminating against citizens by labeling us as Afro-Americans, Mexican-Americans, German-Americans, etc., when we were born in the United States by parents who were legal citizens? We are Americans, period, and should be recognized as such when voting and otherwise.

Having grown up around Fairmount Park, I think it’s awful what is happening so close to the WSU campus. But instead of condemning houses south of campus, they are going to tear up the beautiful golf course with all the trees and fill it in with buildings and pavement.

Could it be that all of the bed stores in east Wichita are going out of business at the same time? Those guys holding signs seem to be at every major intersection. It’s so odd that now I can’t sleep at night.

The Kansas City Royals without Billy Butler? I, along with a multitude of other fans, just lost interest.

While driving to work Thursday, I heard an advertisement wishing me “Happy Honda Days.” I found this to be offensive. My family celebrates Toyotathon.

This story was originally published November 21, 2014 at 6:03 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Nov. 22)."