The Reasonable One is my blog; the intent is to be a reasonable voice in a sea of insanity. I’m not going to pretend to be a middle of the road kind of person. I have opinions; some of them are quite strong, which you can see on the About page. Politically, I am an independent who leans conservative more often than liberal, although I did not vote for the current #POTUS. For more specific background, you may review the About page.

My purpose here is not to force my opinions on others, but rather to present well-thought-out, positions, based upon the facts as they are known at the time a post is first published. I hope my position is a reasonable one, perhaps a new way to look at a topic. I hope that my position will make people think. I invite opposing and supporting comments.  I discourage those who just want to flame me or one of the other commentators.  I live by the rule that your mother should have taught you as a child: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”. If your only comment is: “you’re a moron” or more likely “your a moron”, then you can expect to have your right to comment eliminated. Let’s chat. No, I won’t give you my email address or cell number or friend you on Facebook so we can talk offline. Let’s have a healthy discussion right here. You don’t have to agree with me (what fun would that be?) but you do have to be civil.

A word about spelling. I take what’s being said in the spirit it was intended. If I don’t understand what you’re trying to say, I’ll ask you to clarify. You don’t have to know how to spell or type to have a valid opinion. I won’t tolerate the “grammar police”: those whose only comments are to correct others’ typos or spelling. That’s condescending and insulting. Nobody is superior to anybody else. Don’t act like you are by pointing out others’ bad grammar, spelling, etc.

The content of this blog is my own personal opinion. Right or wrong, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution gives me the right to express my opinion. You are welcome to agree or disagree and you are welcome to tell me so. But be civil about it.