Opinion Line (Dec. 23)

Two cops were murdered in New York by a black man. Not once have I heard the word “black” used in the report of the shootings. They sure used the word “white” in the other shootings, didn’t they?

The execution of two New York City police officers deserved more than Page 18A. It should be front-page news that our “civilization” has fallen so low.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton should be indicted as co-conspirators in two vicious murders.

I heard Fox News reports on Republican politician Rudy Giuliani’s rants blaming President Obama for the murder of two New York City police officers by a common criminal. This GOP strategy of playing politics with the president’s race is pathetic.

There must be a secret, federally protected Bush preserve somewhere just in case we run out of Bushes to run for president.

Wow – according to an NBC News poll, 51 percent of Americans approve of using torture. At least now we know we do not have the moral high ground in the world.

Is that the Christian right I hear defending CIA torture? If we’re not different from our enemies, why are we fighting them?

For all of those who still think the CIA tortured captured enemy combatants: Do yourselves a favor and read “Unbroken” for a real understanding of the word. The much-awaited movie will not be descriptive enough.

I am less afraid of a Christmas attack on a theater than an electrical grid shutdown by computer hackers in these seasonal freezing temperatures.

Why would you want to issue a legal document (driver’s permit) to an illegal alien?

Gov. Sam Brownback should contact his confidant Grover Norquist and ask him what to do about the financial mess that Kansas is now in.

So the Legislature and governor appoint a K-12 efficiency commission, and it comes up with cutting collective bargaining for teachers, something that has nothing to do with efficiency. Add a KPERS cut, and it will be all-out war on teachers. What did they ever do to you, Governor?

Merry Christmas to whoever stole my ’77 blue GMC pickup on 37th Street North between Ridge and Tyler. May your lump of coal go well with your Judgment Day location.

I think the Hula-Hoop was a much more fun fad than the Fitbit.

This story was originally published December 22, 2014 at 6:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Dec. 23)."