Opinion Line Extra (June 9)

You might as well throw the Stars and Stripes away. It’s dead, just like the Greatest Generation.

How easy it is for those of us born into a culture of middle- or upper-class privilege to judge those born into a culture of poverty. We know nothing of their struggles, yet steadfastly deny even their innocent children access to health care. All to score political points. Sickening.

Oh, good – now all Hillary Clinton did wrong was vote for the war in Iraq. That’s about as bad as saying the reason Bill Clinton was impeached was because he had an affair. Come on, people – you aren’t that stupid.

Bernie Sanders is the best candidate. Hillary should drop out.

Bernie Sanders is still feeling “the Bern.” He hasn’t noticed that the firefighting voters have put him out.

Given the number of people he has insulted, Donald Trump could probably find a way to argue that almost any judge who rules against him is biased.

God help us if Trump becomes president.

As we commemorated the D-Day invasion and our warriors who stormed the beaches back in 1944, I half expected President Obama to show up at Normandy and apologize to both the French and German people for our invasion.

To the person who said the Democratic Party is the party of violence: It is the Republicans, not the Democrats, who want to send our troops all over the world to kill more people. Get it right before you open your mouth.

Sure, Republican legislators are angry at the state Supreme Court for its ruling on educational funding. It just increased the financial mess that they created. I can’t wait until the November elections.

Two years ago, I chided Kansas voters for re-electing Gov. Sam Brownback and said they’d get what they deserved. I am truly sorry and apologize for saying that. No one deserves what Brownback is doing to the state of Kansas.

The young people are leaving Wichita. Big companies where people could make a living are leaving Wichita. The school system is ruptured. So it’s like scrambled eggs, moving money from one place to another. Brownback has not grown any new companies where young people can make money to live and prosper.

Every time I think the human race can’t degenerate any more, some mental giant comes along and does something like run a vacuum cleaner outdoors after 10 p.m. for the whole neighborhood to enjoy.

This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (June 9)."