Opinion Line Extra (Feb. 12)

Now that the New Hampshire primary is over, it appears there will be more room in the GOP clown car.

There was a super PAC called Ready for Hillary. What exactly does it mean? It’s like being ready for a prostate exam that will last for eight years.

Marco Rubio is like your typical car salesman. He must check with his handlers to know what to say before he speaks, much the same way the car salesman must always talk to the sales manager for approval before making a deal with you. Both behaviors are extremely frustrating.

Wow – Republican presidential candidates openly supporting torture of prisoners. Is this the country we have become? Is this the country we want to be?

My spirits are lifted about our country whenever I hear one of the candidates speak of the possibility of getting us back to the days of democracy when our election process and government weren’t so dictated by a few wealthy families.

Jeb Bush says he wants to turn more things over to the states. He apparently hasn’t been to Kansas. That would be a very bad idea.

Nothing is more hostile to business than uncertainty, and with Obama, anything positive is an uncertainty.

Prosecute teachers who present material perceived as harmful to minors? Perceived by whom?

Do you remember the Bible story where Jesus fed the multitudes after administering a drug test on them? Me neither.

Good for KU getting its own funding lined up. Lord knows Gov. Sam Brownback and his administration care little about education funding.

The reason the Kansas legislators have not overturned the tax law exempting pass-through income from Kansas income tax is they are not smart enough to understand the law and the fiscal implications.

I don’t believe the “clamor” for the Carr brothers’ execution has anything to do with deterrence. It has to do with the administration of justice. Generally, I don’t like the death sentence, but at times I believe it is appropriate. Moreover, the Carrs have already received that sentence.

The City Council voted on a new library for Wichita that is going to cost $33 million. When will they repair all the city streets that are falling apart? That might make us look like a “modern city” instead of a city that is broke and can’t afford to repair the streets.

I wish that the Wichita City Council would pay as much attention to us OPs (old professionals) as it does to the YPs (young professionals). OPs pay taxes, too.

I have come to the conclusion that the goal of the Super Bowl sponsors is to see who can run the most ridiculous, stupid commercial.

This story was originally published February 11, 2016 at 6:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (Feb. 12)."