Trubador ~ The Arbiter of Common Sense

Random reflections and contemplative thoughts, spiritual insights and humorous anecdotes, fickle film reviews and rambling music musings, occasional (okay, more than occasional) societal and political rants, and a whole lot more... all from the point of view of a humble, constitutional, common sense, conservative, Catholic, work-in-progress kinda guy who never gives up hope, because to be without hope is to become selfish.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Connected at the Hip...

My latest post over at RedState. It's a simple commentary in one easy-to-understand picture. Enjoy!
Posted by Trubador at 1:15 PM No comments:
Labels: #NeitherHudgeNorGudge, #NeitherTrumpNorHillary, 3rd Party, Big Business, Big Government, Clinton, Corruption, Elections, G.K. Chesterton, Hillary, Politics for 2016, Trump

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

GOP: I Have A Bone To Pick With You…

Originally post over at RedState on October 5. You can read it in full here.
Posted by Trubador at 8:00 AM No comments:
Labels: #GoodbyeGOP, #NeitherTrumpNorHillary, 3rd Party, Bill Weld, Darrell Castle, Elections, Evan McMullin, Gary Johnson, GOP, Hillary, Jill Stein, Mike Pence, Politics for 2016, Tim Kaine, Trump

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Cruz And The 2020 Foresight…

My latest post over at RedState can be viewed here.
Posted by Trubador at 11:16 AM No comments:
Labels: #NeitherTrumpNorHillary, Elections, Evan McMullin, Hillary, Politics for 2016, Politics for 2020, Ted Cruz, Trump

Monday, October 10, 2016

Can Trump Be Replaced? Yes. These Are The Rules…

Originally posted over at RedState on October 8. You can read it here.
Posted by Trubador at 9:57 AM No comments:
Labels: Elections, GOP, Politics for 2016, Trump
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I'm the Arbiter of Common Sense... that's all you should need to know. Want more info? Ok... I'm a humble, common sense, constitutional, conservative, Catholic male of Italian heritage. A Philly native who's been living in southern California since '94.
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