Marco Rubio shines bright at Jeb-less Lincoln Day Dinner

Marco Rubio shines bright at Jeb-less Lincoln Day Dinner

“Marco! Marco! Marco! Marco!” Sen. Marco Rubio was in da house Saturday night. His house. The former West Miami Commissioner, state rep and House Speaker was definitely among friends and fans when he spoke at the Miami-Dade Lincoln Day Dinner as a real contender for president. There were about 20 protesters outside, rallied by the […]

What Jeb Bush won’t talk about at big announcement — a lot

What Jeb Bush won’t talk about at big announcement — a lot

Expect former Gov. Jeb Bush to talk about his family at the anticipated announcement this morning that he is running for president. Not just his famous father and brother, who have already served their own stints as the leader of the free world, but his Mexican wife who ultimately is what brought him to Miami […]

Columba Bush is suddenly on twitter, how #convenient

Columba Bush is suddenly on twitter, how #convenient

As he gets ready for formally announce his presidential campaign, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush‘s wife joined the twitter nation Friday afternoon when she issued her first tweet from @ColumbaBush. “Privileged to meet @ICADV leaders while in IA with Jeb this weekend. Join me in supporting Domestic Violence prevention. Call 1-800-933-0333,” she posted shortly after […]

Lincoln Day Dinner with Marco Rubio, Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Lincoln Day Dinner with Marco Rubio, Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Now that they are competing for the same job, Sen. Marco Rubio will not let Sen. Ted Cruz take his place this year at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, the biggest fundraiser thrown every year by the Miami-Dade Republican Party. But it’s not an endorsement or a slight on former Gov. Jeb Bush. Rubio was […]

Cuban ‘quiz’ for Ted Cruz is attack on all Hispanic voters, too

Cuban ‘quiz’ for Ted Cruz is attack on all Hispanic voters, too

Mark Halperin should apologize to all of us Political journalist/pundit Mark Halperin is taking a lot of heat for his what really amounts to a lazy interview of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the Republican contenders for the presidential nomination. In what some have characterized as a test of Cruz’s cubania — the Canadian-born […]

Jeb Bush could announce presidential run in Miami May 18

Jeb Bush could announce presidential run in Miami May 18

The event is billed as a “reception” with Jeb and Columba Bush. But it has all the makings of an official announcement that the former Florida governor, son and brother of two past U.S. presidents, is running for president after all. No big deal. It’s expected. And Ladra can’t guarantee he is going to launch […]

It’s out: Marco Rubio sets sights for the 2016 White House

It’s out: Marco Rubio sets sights for the 2016 White House

And here we thought he was going to announce it first con su pueblo at the Freedom Tower, a place that means so much to the earliest Cuban exiles whose U.S. entry was processed there and who got their first cans of Spam in the historic, iconic building. But, nooooo. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio let […]

Marco Rubio may announce run soon — for Prez? Or Gov?

Marco Rubio may announce run soon — for Prez? Or Gov?

Will he? Or won’t he? That is the $100 million campaign question. Odds are that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will, indeed, announce his long-desired presidential run next month at a press event at the celebrated Freedom Tower — a great possible backdrop for his important announcement, since it was the beacon that received and processed […]

Freshman Carlos Curbelo is on a roll — or is it a spin?

Freshman Carlos Curbelo is on a roll — or is it a spin?

Freshman Miami Congressman Carlos “Cry Baby” Curbelo is on a roll in Washington, D.C. The former Miami-Dade School Board member whose rise to Capitol Hill was planned and developed years ago by and with his mentors, Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, has done a rather good job of making himself relevant in the short time he’s […]