In doing so he drew on what in retrospect seem "commonsensical" positions and "middle of the road" values.    From Wordnik.com.  [TPMCafe] Reference

It is politically safer - yes, even pragmatic - to describe one's values as "commonsensical" or "middle of the road.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TPMCafe] Reference

It is politically safer – yes, even pragmatic – to describe one’s values as "commonsensical" or "middle of the road.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama and Pragmatism: Thinking Through Values] Reference

Or perhaps it is only a simple commonsensical truth.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Look, An Old Battle] Reference

These are commonsensical ways to make you healthier.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Be Healthier] Reference

We have just simply got to be commonsensical and calm.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2001] Reference

The rules themselves were mostly commonsensical, but the wa.    From Wordnik.com.  [John McQuaid: The Era of Media Objectivity Is Over. Deal With It.] Reference

So this is kind of a-- maybe one of those commonsensical things.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference

Because it seems to me to be the one that is most commonsensical?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2007] Reference

Some of it's going to seem sort of commonsensical, yearly checkups.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2008] Reference

Once we get beyond that commonsensical declaration, a thick fog sets in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Brenner: Afghanistan: This Way to the Egress] Reference

I mean, she is very commonsensical and actually very conservative socially.    From Wordnik.com.  [How I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy] Reference

That is certainly a commonsensical view, and clearly the jury saw it that way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Dangerous Drugstore] Reference

Why wouldn't the commonsensical people in the country want to help them do that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2009] Reference

This may sound pretty commonsensical, but it has in fact never been tried before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Give All Iraqis A Share] Reference

It made me laugh as much as yesterday's word by another commentor, commonsensical.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Camp Of Coordinating With Webb To Attack McCain] Reference

It is superficially commonsensical to hold that some objects are not actual: e.g.    From Wordnik.com.  [Possible Objects] Reference

Americans, being commonsensical, will focus on Mr. Obama's promise to "create" jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is the Administration Winging It?] Reference

Her mother — so self-possessed, and commonsensical — to look and speak like this!.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Let] Reference

That brings us to the structure of mutual funds, which is anything but commonsensical.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Their Pocket] Reference

They can't even pass very ordinary, commonsensical regulations to protect Main Street.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2008] Reference

The most obvious, commonsensical approach -- at least to this non-techie - was not taken.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Fiderer: A Smoking Gun Incriminates the Judge Who Ruled Against Don Siegelman] Reference

Mr. STEIN: Well, Sadie is not particularly political, although she's very commonsensical.    From Wordnik.com.  [How I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy] Reference

CONVIT: I think things that are commonsensical for cardiovascular disease also apply here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2004] Reference

Jerry has a way of talking that makes everything sound both commonsensical and like a joke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rich Cohen on Jerry Weintraub] Reference

Here's a commonsensical way to budget by setting aside contingencies and still money left over.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: President Bush Addresses National Conference of State Legislatures - March 2, 2001] Reference

His failure to recognize that unwritten, but commonsensical notion is what makes him so dangerous.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

These people are really worried that Clark's perfectly commonsensical remarks are going to resonate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now A McCain Surrogate Demeans Wes Clark's Service] Reference

And some of this is going to sound sort of commonsensical, but stay connected, arm yourself with information.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2003] Reference

The human beings of Grover's Corners are proudly American, parochial but commonsensical, loyal, educated and devout.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Winship: You've Got to Be Carefully Taught] Reference

It ` s commonsensical that it was allowed, that that was allowed, and that particular testimony was very devastating.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2007] Reference

But there are sort of commonsensical solutions or suggestions as far as limiting television watching in your children.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2004] Reference

GUPTA: Well, there are some tips, and we can actually put up some of the tips here, the sort commonsensical sort of things.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2002] Reference

These are sort of commonsensical suggestions as to what you can do with your kids to possibly make it a little bit healthier.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2002] Reference

Commendable, to be sure, and commonsensical on the face of it: Africans have scraps; we have a cornucopia -- let's help them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jake Whitney: Dambisa Moyo and Why Western Aid is Killing Africa] Reference

SANCHEZ: But let's -- can we just look at this from a commonsensical standpoint, if that is even possible in this country anymore?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2009] Reference