Editorial: Core standards

"Values" is the politerati's all-purpose code word for "imposing my beliefs on you." Facts need not be considered.

June 17, 2013 at 7:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas Legislature returns to face tax, budget decisions

One way or another Brownback and the rest of the hired help will see to it that the rich get a good return on their campaign investments. Given the lack of a control group no one will be able to prove whether these cuts actually created new businesses, or whether new businesses contribute enough to the economy to make up for the giveaways. You can be sure, though, that the average Joe/Jane will bear a larger share of the burden of government, and that the benefits of government programs will go increasingly to those who need benefits the least.

Meanwhile, state government is undergoing a conscious concentration of power in the hands of a very few – all of whom are deep in the pockets of those who can afford to buy public policy. We used to have a state government that cared about the average citizen; now we get only power-hungry extremists beholden to those who care only for their own bottom line. The saddest part of all this may be the well-intentioned Republicans who go along with such a travesty.

May 27, 2013 at 11:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Discrimination more than just poor service

"… the Dear Leader devotes himself exclusively….
"It’s not unlawful to run an ad hominem presidency. It’s merely shameful."

I guess the same complaint doesn't apply to columnists, even those who have engaged in four-plus years of ad hominem complaints.

Self-unaware much, Chuckles?

May 26, 2013 at 8:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years

And concentrating all power in a single office.

May 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years

"Bad business climate" must equate to "insufficient corporate welfare." If a business will come here for a bribe it will just as quickly leave for a bigger bribe.

May 22, 2013 at 11:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say

They're cutting taxes, but only for the "right people."

May 22, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Judicial joust

Brownback has decided to emulate FDR's effort to pack the supreme court. I hope al his right wing buddies appreciate his adoption of a New Deal tactic and his endgame of becoming an all-powerful czar.

May 22, 2013 at 9:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Faith Forum: Who is your favorite lesser-known Bible character and why?

One could just as easily argue that mice are taller than trees. One would, however, be wrong.

May 21, 2013 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama

Well, he's at least a reliable indicator of the wrong position, i.e., that of the plutocracy.

May 21, 2013 at 10:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Police needs

True enough, if we're talking about a response requiring only a single patrol car. Anything substantial, though, would require travel time from wherever the bulk of on-duty personnel were congregated at the time – like maybe clear across town.

May 21, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )