(Un) Common Sense

common sense : sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts prudent :   characterized by, arising from, or showing   prudence,  such as  marked by wisdom or judiciousness --Merriam Webster Dictionary Listen to what's being said and ask yourself, "what are they really saying?" and/or "what's in it for them?" Common sense should dictate that there's a universally, or near universally, held truth or belief based upon a "simple perception of the situation or facts" and a "sound judgement" that is "marked by wisdom or judiciousness." Yet as of today in an overtly divided country, if one were to hold up a drawing of a square, some 33% would call it a circle because they unequivocally refuse to believe the people representing the drawing Another 10 to 15%  would call it a circle because directly benefit from it if it were in fact a drawing of a circle and some 3-5% would just go along because t...

Having money doesn't equate to having class and occupying the White House doesn't necessarily mean it's main occupant is worthy of that stature.  Many are the stories where athletes, celebrities and others come into riches only have their once overlooked antics slowly reveal themselves to be obnoxious obscenities against civility as their world crumbles around them. The many foibles, missteps and boorish behaviors that once were kind of cute and semi-permissible during a carte blanche lifestyle backed by a carte blanche bank book, but when the tables are turned, not so much. For the hordes of us far removed from inner workings of that tabloid world, a more reasonable parallel as to the exploits of President Donald Trump and his lame duck presidency lie in the housing bubble that burst in 2005-06. Prior to the Great Recession that followed, lax financial background checks allowed for mortgages to become easy to obtain with many afforded the opportunity to upgrade to a home f...