Sunday Question in The Sun

For John, BLUF:  Everyone gets to put forward their position.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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In Sunday's edition of The [Lowell] Sun we have a man with questions, but his presumed answers sometimes seem off the beam.  I am referring to Mr Michael Goldman and his piece in the Focus section.  The piece is Can someone please explain these matters to me?♠ 

• First, about Republicans thinking they can win in 2016 while "opposing commonsense national immigration policies".  I am not sure legal immigrants favor opening the flood gates.  Of course, if The Wash Post is to be believed, up to 6% of non-citizens vote in our elections (how do they do that?), so in a close election that could make a difference.
• Re Kim Kardashian, I have NO explanation.
• I am not sure about what a "virtual high school" is, but Home Schooling seems to work fine.
• I don't understand "nude selfies" either.
• Why are Utah, Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska the five happiest states?  Away from the two Coasts and thus way from the bien-pensant, and maybe hunting.
• I think ALL police shootings should be treated like an aircraft mishap, with there being an independent investigation.
• I didn't understand the Grassy Knoll paragraph.
• Re the Robert F Kennedy Junior like folks regarding inoculations, I am not sure what the question is.
• Mitt Romney in 2016?  President Barack Obama, Senator Harry Reid, Representative Nancy Pelosi.
• Re "The War on Christmas", the folks who are so apoplectic about Crèches.  I get the need for separation of Church and State, which has been good for our nation, but sometimes those looking for separation are a little strident.
• Now we have a series of items about President Obama being "so hated".  Attitudes toward our President vary from very loved to very hated.  I am in the camp who feel sorry for the President because I think he may be in over his head.  Let us not overstate the degree to which "hatred" is involved in those who have legitimate concerns about the leadership of the President.
• Gas prices down?  The market.  Oil production is up.
• Deficit is not Debt.  Federal Debt continues to rise.
• Christmas sales up—good.
• 401Ks up?  Good.
• Re the Health Care numbers, the number of uninsured is finally lower than what it was at the low point during the Bush Administration.  And that is recent.  The PP&ACA is not working very well.  This will not help Republican candidates, who have no solution, but it will hurt Democrat candidates.
• Re sick time, I think the statement obscures the issue.
• Snorting cocaine?  The illegal drug industry isn't being supported by the ghettos.  It is a different demographic.  Maybe the point is that one got over it and one didn't.
• "Upskirting"? Why was it legal for ever in our Commonwealth and then the General Court and the Governor, instead of thinking about all the second and third order effects, jumped to a "solution" in 72 hours?

Final Question:

Can someone please explain to me why despite his Sunday OpEds, Mr Michael Goldman is still a paid political consultant for Democrat candidates?

UPDATE:  I just realized that I confused The Globe and The Sun in the title.  Now corrected.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  On the web page the question mark is in an interesting font.  Kudos to whoever does the type face selection.