Common Sense Politics

Our most recent article (The Great Oil Debate) was an attempt to bring some perspective and sense of reality to the current energy or more specifically, the oil crisis in our country. The essential conclusion was that the blame for the high prices for gasoline does NOT rest with the oil companies, nor are their […]

During his visit to Israel two weeks ago where he participated in that countries 60-year anniversary celebrations, President George W. Bush gave a speech to Israel’s Knesset, the legislative branch of that country. His speech was well received by those in attendance and moved some people to tears. The President re-assured the Israelis that America […]

Reading this title might raise a curious question by any reader, and maybe rightfully so. Who ever heard of environmentalists being haters? They are not, they are protectors, right? Well, we question that based on their actions on many fronts in the past until today. We have addressed and commented on their activities in previous […]

For some time now, one of today’s most beloved television shows is ‘American Idol’. Over seven years, it has maintained its popularity and this year’s production is just about ready to announce the 2008 American Idol. Similarly to the Miss America, Miss USA and the Miss World contests, there will be tears of joy by […]

Since most of us survived the annual trauma of tax day last week, it might be of interest to shine a different light on our wonderful progressive Federal tax system. As Common Sense Politics, we have been bothered for a very long time by the class-warfare as played by politicians, primarily liberals, also known as […]

It took a very long time for the Catholic Church to address their pedophile priest problems in America. In fact, had it not been for a huge number of aggressive lawyers across the country finding victims from past decades, the Catholic Church hierarchy would have been probably able to keep a lid on this scandal […]

As Common Sense Authors, we continue to find ourselves totally baffled by the inability of elected officials, people in power (like the President, Governors and Congressional Leaders) whether in politics or industry, and of course the vast media membership to confront the environmental movement in this country. This is especially true

Once again, we here at Common Sense Authors find a combination of amusement and bewilderment when it comes to California Democrats. ‘Amusement’ only in the sense of great cynicism linked to the question: “What will they come up with next?”

For the entire time of our website’s existence, we have stayed clear of issues dealing with race, be it white, black, brown, yellow or any other color. As Common Sense Authors, we believe that race is not a topic we can intelligently address and have stayed away from it for that very reason. However, we […]

This is the season when for hundreds of years, Christians around the world have wished others “A Merry Christmas”. Well, they did not really say that but instead uttered words with this meaning in their native languages, such as Joyeux Noel (in France), Bueno Feste Natalizie

No day passes when media outlets; be they print, television or radio do not report about current and future entitlement programs in this country. Being what we perceive the media to be, it does not

Why should it not surprise us that this just happened in the House of Representatives in Washington D.C.? Yes, it happened! Representative Dennis Kucinich of the 10th Congressional District of Ohio introduced the resolution to impeach Vice President Richard Cheney for “violating his

 
Who would have thought after Hurricane Katrina that a natural disaster could occur that cannot be blamed on President George W. Bush? Believe it or not, it just happened in Southern California. The wildfires between Malibu and the Mexican border have caused

 
Senator Larry Craig, a Republican from the State of Idaho made headlines in late August of this year when it was revealed that he had pled guilty to misdemeanor charges against him for his behavior in a men’s room at the International airport in Minneapolis-St. Paul some time in June. Without going into