Category Archives: Common Sense: Wisdom is just a keen sense of the obvious

  Joe Biden: A Political Chameleon   Chameleons are lizard-like animals that can change their color according to the environment in which they are living.  Joe Biden is a political chameleon in that he can change his rhetoric according to the political environment in which he finds himself.   Joe Biden is a typical politician.  […]

  This week On Fox News Sunday, a guest challenged Wallace about his bias. He referred to the guest’s comment as a talking point.  Is it a talking point, or is there bias?  Wallace can be tough on all his show’s quests, but if you analyze how often he challenges liberal and conservative viewpoints, his […]

What Al Villanueva, offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, did Monday night, September 14th, 2020, was heroic. The Steelers decided to put the name of Antwon Rose, a young African American man killed by a Pittsburgh police officer, on their helmets Al Villanueva for the 2020-2021 season. That night Villanueva replaced Rose’s name with a […]

I am seventy-four years old, and a few years back, I had an epiphany of sorts.  I realized that gravity wins.  In recent decades, I have tried to live a healthy lifestyle.  I used to jog, and now I walk.  I ride my bike in the warmer seasons of the year.  I have tried to […]

Tyranny not Democracy The definition of an impeachable offense was determined a long time ago. We need to listen to what the framers of our Constitution concluded. As the framers were setting up the guidelines for the impeachment of a President, some suggested that a reason for removing a president could be mal-administration. In other […]

Myopia or “nearsightedness” or “shortsightedness” is an eye condition where you can view objects up close clearly, but things far away may appear blurry. I want to suggest to you that because of our political bias, we are so focused on to impeach or not to impeach, that we are oblivious to the long-range consequences […]

A media pundit recently said the people at Donald Trump’s Florida rally to kick off his 2020 electoral campaign, were all wearing flip-flops and cargo pants.  It was reminiscent of Hilary Clinton’s famous “deplorables” comment in the last presidential election.  It appears the left-leaning press has not learned anything from the 2016 election cycle. The […]

Filial cannibalism occurs when animals start to consume their species.  There is a type of political cannibalism going on in the Democrat party.  The progressive wing of this party is starting to destroy the stalwarts of their political persuasion like Joe Biden. The Democrats have allowed the politically correct culture to dominate their party to […]

Toxic Masculinity  There is a narrative that prevails in this nation that is ready to light cultural wild-fires wherever it prevails. That storyline is toxic masculinity.  Recently, the story about Catholic school teenagers dominated the news cycle for several days.  Reports surfaced that portrayed a group of Catholic students as having taunted a Native American man.  Upon […]

Politicians have always sparred with their opponents, yet in the Trump era, have we reached a tipping point?   Due to the politics of character assassination, we are losing the ability to discuss issues and policies. Should we not be Americans first, then Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives? President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the […]