Opinion Line (Dec. 26)

These supposed protests are exactly how the political left takes over countries, like 1917 Russia and 1959 Cuba. It breaks down law and order so that it can take over. Then there is an extreme authoritarian crackdown.

Vladimir Putin invades a sovereign nation with no provocation and destroys his country’s currency, yet has an 80 percent approval rate. President Obama pulls our economy out of the pit and gets gas prices to their lowest in years, and the extreme right berates him with untruths. Hard to believe.

The Kochs donate millions to WSU and my tuition still goes up.

While commendable, the Kochs’ $11.25 million gift to WSU pales in comparison with the money they spent to influence the midterm elections.

Charles Koch should use his money to take back control of our state and federal governments. Give me the money to organize a group that will work to take control of the people that are supposed to be working for us. The “silent majority” needs leadership and organization. This takes money.

Let us never forget that our own Gov. Sam Brownback was one of those approving the use of torture on detainees while he was a senator.

We need to set aside a reserve from royalty checks, to be held in escrow, to cover all potential damage from earthquakes until such time as it is proved, or not proved, that fracking has or has not caused damage to any third party.

Some of our elected leaders wouldn’t know scientific fact if it ran up their behinds and tooted the horn.

Issuing permits that allow illegal aliens to “legally drive” is conceptually oxymoronic. If you are here illegally, nothing that you do here can be done legally. We’ve lost sight of the concept of legality in the USA.

If people born with citizenship would remember what our ancestors went through to get our way of life, they wouldn’t just want to give the rights away to anyone who makes his way inside our borders. They would realize that earning the rights will make them more worshipped and honored.

I want to congratulate the crew that resurfaced 13th Street in front of the east Warren Theatres last month. I didn’t think it was possible to make it any rougher than it was, but they succeeded. I have driven on gravel roads smoother than that.

If dogs go to heaven, I assume cats will make the trip. I would like to formally apply for the franchise rights for carpet cleaning and kitty litter.

This story was originally published December 25, 2014 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Dec. 26)."