Our country's leaders can't seem to agree on what we should fear the most. President Obama has said that global warming is the greatest threat to national security. His nominee for chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, believes it's Russia. Not so, according to Secretary of State John Kerry, who insists the "growth of violent extremism around the world" is the top concern.

Donald Trump's tirades against undesirable Mexican immigrants illegally crossing the border have ironically had a favorable economic effect in our neighboring country. A resourceful pinata maker in Mexico City is selling one designed in the likeness of the billionaire tycoon, complete with his signature hairstyle. Trump haters can work out their displeasure by swinging away at the object.

In their drive for a genderless society, Democrats have targeted the terms "husband" and "wife." More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers are backing a bill by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., to replace those words with gender-neutral" designations like "spouse" or "married couple."