Opinion Line Extra (May 3)

Captain Obvious needs to sit down with John Kasich and tell him to quit his campaign.

Ted Cruz will have a prominent speaking role at the Republican convention with him having won a sizable number of delegates. If Trump or Boehner introduces him Cruz, it won’t be, “Here’s Johnny.” Would it be, as they previously referred to Cruz, “Here’s ‘Lying Ted’” or “Here’s Lucifer”?

As America is in financial trouble, we’d better elect someone who is financially successful in a tough business (Trump) rather than a staged candidate (Clinton) who will do more of the same as Obama.

If Trump professes to be such a tough guy, why didn’t he serve his country in the military?

I just ate some 3-day-old pizza for supper because Obamanomics has me broke. Thanks, Mr. Community Organizer.

The headline of one of the lead stories on Yahoo.com on April 30: “Sam Brownback gutted Kansas: How America’s worst governor and ultraconservative ideology wrecked an entire state.” I hope that all of the voters who re-elected him are proud and happy.

Brownback and the Republican legislators say all the Democrats offer is class warfare, when they have enacted no income tax for business owners and drug testing for those on public assistance. They want limits on what foods the poor purchase. And there’s been no expansion of Medicaid.

Come on – is it really that big a deal for you to have to use the restroom you were born with? America, we have much bigger problems to worry over. Wasting tax money over stupid things is why we’re broke.

If you’re using the other bathroom, you better be prepared for the other occupant to accuse you of untoward behavior. Never mind. Cameras in the bathroom will clear you of any accusations. Geez. How far we’ve fallen.

I’ve got no problem with it being inconvenient to travel someplace to gamble.

Columnist Leonard Pitts observed race is often a distraction to discussing problems of poverty in this country and that white folks suffer from poverty, as do Native Americans and people of color (April 25 Opinion). We can learn from Pitts. He is the Frederick Douglass of our times.

If the paper cannot have any good news in it, I might have to quit getting the paper. Are you trying to depress me? All bad news.

About driving with wipers on but headlights off: If you are a driving lemming and are so stupid that you don’t know the difference between wet and dark, you surely shouldn’t be driving.

This story was originally published May 2, 2016 at 7:02 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (May 3)."