Opinion Line Extra (Oct. 29)

Brilliant of the Republicans to schedule a debate on the same night as a World Series game.

It must gall right-wing conservatives that Hillary Clinton is now coming across as a very likable and funny person.

The legacy of the first black president is now set in stone as disastrous. Are you women serious that you want the same with Clinton as the first female president and all of her baggage? Neither is comparable with George Washington.

Think there aren’t enough naive voters in this country to elect Clinton? Obama was elected twice. Remember – this is a country where we have people who think the Kardashians are real people.

I think many Democrats, when considering all of the Republican presidential candidates, view Donald Trump as the lesser of 14 evils because he might actually be the only one who is his own man, not a puppet of corporations or some other billionaire.

If the Republicans would put as much effort into governing as they do the Benghazi hearings, maybe they could actually accomplish something.

Those who say the Benghazi hearing answered no questions are wrong. It proved beyond any doubt that Hillary is a liar. She was telling the victims’ families one thing and telling the media something different. She knew the video didn’t cause the invasion, but continued lying about it.

To the person complaining that the IRS is not going to get prosecuted for its actions: If the Justice Department did not prosecute the Bush trio for war crimes, why bother with the IRS?

Stop it, I say, stop it now. Take away the profit motive from everything. Do not allow invention or risk taking. End the unfair practice of hard work and innovation. Stop it now, and give the money to the poor.

I’m so tired of politically motivated “studies.” Unless a study fully discloses who funded it and gives full access to all data and methods used, it’s worthless. People will believe anything if someone is wearing a white lab coat; 80 percent of all people know that.

I don’t care if you feel safer with concealed carry or not. I’m thinking about myself.

The free VIP parking in the public parking areas at our airport is another example of “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” and the “politicians take care of themselves.” Taxpayers provide the money tree for these people, including some who already have tax-paid salaries and benefits.

Sporting News reported that the Mets and Royals pitchers throw more fastballs at 95 mph or faster than any other teams in the major leagues. Does that mean the games in the World Series shouldn’t be taking as long this year?

This story was originally published October 28, 2015 at 7:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (Oct. 29)."