David's Blog of Common Sense

Last night on the “Common Sense Show” I did a reading of the Declaration of Independence.  It had been a while since I brushed off that document of old and gave it a good reading, but I found some very interesting, and scary similarities of what was happening back in the 1700′s and what is [...]

Today the President announced 2 Billion more dollars in government spending towards his clean energy agenda.  The disheartening point is that one of the two companies is from overseas.  Abengoa Solar is headquartered in Spain according to their website.  Should we not try to fund American companies to enhance our economy?  Instead, we are sending [...]

Introducing the Common Sense Network! When I started this site nearly 4 years ago it was merely a hobby. Now the site is viewed in over 40 different countries, and has expanded with a live Internet radio broadcast on Tuesday and Thursday nights. We have come an incredibly long way. Upon much thought and sleepless [...]

The president spoke about how we need financial reform, yet he has brought us into one of the largest deficits in recent history.  He also said we are going to create a new agency, in translation, he said we are going to spend more money on another useless Obama Program. Share var button = document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_link_734′) [...]

IRS wants taxes from BP payments for lost wages http://usat.me?39020652 My thoughts are that the money should definitely be taxed. This is money to replace lost income that would have already been taxed in the first place. If they were to get a pass on taxes, the whole country should get a pass on taxes. [...]

From The New York Times: How Many Graduates Can Be No. 1? Ask the 30 Valedictorians http://nyti.ms/9MAH7a Share var button = document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_link_722′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_icon_722′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_both_722′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_button_722′); if (button) { button.onclick = function(e) { var url = this.href.replace(/share\.php/, ‘sharer.php’); window.open(url,’sharer’,'toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436′); return false; } if (button.id === ‘facebook_share_button_722′) { button.onmouseover = function(){ this.style.color=’#fff’; this.style.borderColor = [...]

I’m away in Kentucky. Updates will be minimal. The Common Sense will return in full force on Monday. Share var button = document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_link_718′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_icon_718′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_both_718′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_button_718′); if (button) { button.onclick = function(e) { var url = this.href.replace(/share\.php/, ‘sharer.php’); window.open(url,’sharer’,'toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436′); return false; } if (button.id === ‘facebook_share_button_718′) { button.onmouseover = function(){ this.style.color=’#fff’; this.style.borderColor [...]

President Obama has announced a new Fatherhood Initiative. His announcement went on about how he never had a dad there for him in his childhood. To accomplish this he has budgeted 500 million dollars. Is this really another sending endeavor the country needs to take? No! There are plenty of programs out there already for [...]

Over the last few weeks we have seen a ton of controversy over a new law in Arizona. In fact, there is so much controversy over this law that the Justice Department plans to bring a lawsuit against the state because of the new legislation. We have seen protests, and riots, signs, and demonstrations against [...]

One cannot help but send attention to the disaster in the Gulf.  As we see images of the ongoing spill, visions of animals, people, and an environment who have had their lives destroyed is simply devastating.  We have seen the nation rally in support for those affected, but a lack of any response of substance [...]