Opinion Line Extra (Aug. 12)

Veterans, please explain how Donald Trump’s “sacrifices” compare with yours. I’m not sure we can take his word for his explanation.

I do not think Trump can even spell “sacrifice.”

Trump’s Republican Party has no choice but to present a pessimistic view for our nation, because it well knows its policies have zero chance of fulfilling an optimistic one.

Look at the video showing Trump mimicking and making fun of a disabled man, and tell me, Trump advocates: What kind of a person does this?

It’s been interesting watching Trump deal with his open-mouth-insert-foot affliction. Can it get worse? I’ll bet it does.

Hillary Clinton has no military experience and should not even be considered for commander in chief.

Just how presidential is it to make a “tongue-in-cheek” remark calling for a hostile foreign power to hack into your opponent’s e-mails?

It’s just one more Democrat lie. But if Trump was behind the Russians’ hacking of e-mails, isn’t that exactly who we want – someone who can control them, not apologize to, cater to or cower before them, as Clinton has and would and Obama has?

Hillary lied about Benghazi, and should go to jail for two to five years. Bush lied about Iraq, and should go to jail for 25 years to life. Trump is demented, lies about everything, and deals under the table with Putin and Russia. He should be in an asylum.

Tim Kaine has a tough job if it’s to humanize Hillary Clinton.

I hope my grandkids never find out that I use to be a Republican. Such shame and embarrassment. Thanks, Sam. Thanks, Donald.

At 65, I now fear I will die in a mass shooting more then I fear I’ll die from heart disease or cancer. And I know more guns on the street or in the hands of untrained hotshots are not the answer.

Due to job growth, Seattle is expected to grow its population by 6,000 a year for 20 years, while Wichita is barely growing. Losing big-quality employers like Boeing really has hurt Wichita, but they have been replaced with great food trucks and call centers.

This story was originally published August 12, 2016 at 12:02 AM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (Aug. 12)."