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Bush in the Closet?

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Justice Leslie Rothenberg

Jeb Gets a Job

Jeb Bush used to have a cushy post-Gov gig as a private equity adviser at Lehman Brothers. Well, apparently his private equity advice didn't do much in keeping the firm from collapse, and Ol' Jebby's only had his duty as president of Jeb Bush & Associates to keep him busy ever sense. Unlike the ... More >>

Obama Picks Some White Guy for HUD. What's a Manny to Do?

Barack Obama continued his pattern of naming just about everyone from the Clinton administration to his cabinet, while simultaneously leaving Latinos out in the cold by picking Shaun Donovan as his secretary of housing and urban development. But hey, that was our Mayor Manny Diaz's fantasy position! ... More >>

Dirty Money

Barack Obama continued his pattern of naming just about everyone from the Clinton administration to his cabinet, while simultaneously leaving Latinos out in the cold by picking Shaun Donovan as his secretary of housing and urban development. But hey, that was our Mayor Manny Diaz's fantasy position! ... More >>

All Signs Point to a Jeb Bush Senate Run

The holiday break brought us so many cheerful tidings: The Dolphins are heading the playoffs, gas prices are at a four year low, we get an iPhone, and the new Animal Collective leaked. So of course there has to be some sort of proverbial coal in the stocking: Jeb Bush seems poised to run for Senate ... More >>

Jeb Bush Senate Speculation Downgraded To "Iffy"

Last week, Jeb Bush's possible Senate conquest seemed like all but a sure thing, but today The St. Pete Times has declared its status as "iffy." Bush is expected to make an official statement soon, possibly by week's end. Jeb Bush seemed more intent on saving the GOP than serving Florida, and Th ... More >>

Jeb Won't Run. Rubio Will?

During the last part of 2008, it seemed like Jeb Bush had already won the 2010 Senate race, but this afternoon he announced he won't be running. "While the opportunity to serve my state and country during these turbulent and dynamic times is compelling, now is not the right time to return to electe ... More >>

Jeb Bush Loves Sweden's "Voucherized" Education System

Former Gov. Jeb Bush sat down with the Wall Street Journal for a lil chitchat, and after getting it out of the way that he would never, ever want to be honored on President's Day, he starts getting hyper-excited about the Swedish education system. "The idea that somehow Sweden would be the land of i ... More >>

Road Show

Want to know more about Jeb Bush? The machinations of Florida's Republican party? Vomiting? Get on the bus.

Florida Lotto Vending Machines Return

You know what is just the worst? When you're at a gas station and want to buy a Diet Coke and a Cheerios Milk & Cereal Bar, but the guy in front of you decides to get $50 in scratch-off tickets. Which inevitably takes forever. Seriously, it is the worst. "No! I said I wanted ten Pink Panthers ... More >>

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William Hoeveler

Dear Politicians, Please Exploit Your Family Dogs

The liberal, elitist media would like you to think that Barack Obama is the first ever dog-owning politician in history. Charles Beauregard "Bo" Hussein Kennedy-Obama (yes, we've made that joke today but we will continue to call him that until the Obama administration produces his birth certificate. ... More >>

And the Band Played On

South Florida Impeachment Coaliton stages a sit-in at U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's office.

Zen and the Art of Press Management

What is the sound of no phone ringing?

Rage Against the Machines

Like a modern version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, well-meaning people battle corrupt mechanisms only to discover that the true enemies of democracy are human.

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Florida International University

University Park Campus

Smaller Is Better

The case for breaking up the grossly dysfunctional Miami-Dade County school district

Barred for Life

The process for restoring the civil rights of felons in Florida works perfectly -- if not restoring their rights is the goal

FIU, too! All right?

Why Mitch Maidique and Armando Codina hate Amendment 11

Little Goes A Long Way

Immigration attorney Cheryl Little spent years banging her head against INS bureaucracy, until a Haitian boat cracked it open

"Thanks, Jeb!"

Those fun firefighters at Local 1403 are at it again

The Untold Story

Guess who's coming to vote? Guess again.

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of September 21, 2000

Schoolhouse Knocks

Although the Liberty City Charter School helped make Jeb Bush governor, four years on it's barely passing

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Governor's office sit-in

Jeb Repackaged

Governor's office sit-in

Republicans Aren't Here to Make Friends

The Republican Party is doing such a good job painting itself as a party slowly collapsing in on itself that Democrats really don't have to do anything but highlight that fact once in a while. The Republicans are clearly not here to make friends like so many reality show contestants before them, ... More >>

News Roundup

Former Senate President Jim King died this weekend after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He had been a lawmaker for more than 23 years. Perhaps King's highest-profile moment came when the Republican senator successfully opposed Gov. Jeb Bush in the Terri Schiavo case. [FTU]It's been ... More >>

Who Will Charlie Crist Appoint to Replace Mel Martinez?

Charlie Crist has the power​As long as I live, I don't think Florida will see a more chaotic election cycle than 2010. Now, Mel Martinez has thrown in another twist by resigning early, leaving the decision to pick his appointment to Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running to replace Martinez himself. L ... More >>

Jeb Bush: Obama Hates Capitalism

​Jeb Bush has emerged as one of the more sane and reasoned voices on the right, usually by keeping his foot a good distance from his mouth. His modus operandi since leaving office has been to keep a relatively low profile and remain a strong voice for conservatism while not making a buffoonery of ... More >>

Jeb Bush: No Endorsement in Senate Race Soon, If Ever

via Dem UndergroundEven though the entire state knows Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are in total political love, Bush continues to remain neutral in the Republican primary for Senate.The Tampa Tribune asked Jebbers if he plans to make an endorsement soon. "I don't know... I don't know if I'm go ... More >>

Is Jeb Bush Still in Charge of Florida?

​Jeb Bush left office four years ago, but Associated Press writer Martin Merzer thinks he may still be in charge of the state -- or at the very least still the most influential voice in the governing Republican party."He's become a legislative Wizard of Oz -- thunder and lightning and pulling the ... More >>

Jeb Bush Finally Acknowledges His Love for Marco Rubio

Rubio holding the sword Bush presented him with in 2006​For months now Jeb Bush has had to keep his political love for Marco Rubio silent in deference to Charlie Crist. But now that Crist is running as an independent (a move that, at least in the short run, seems to be paying off), Bush is free to ... More >>

Jeb Bush Predicts Crist Will Finish Third, New Poll Shows Him in Lead

Do you think Jebby always secretly hated Charlie? These smiles look awfully forced. ​Now that Jeb Bush doesn't have to share a party with Charlie Crist, he's letting his true thoughts on the made who proceeded him in the governor's chair known. Talking to the Weekly Standard, Bush doesn't spare mu ... More >>

Jeb Bush Calls Obama an Immature Child, Media Sets off More 2012 Rumors

​Did you read Sunday's profile of Jeb Bush in the New York Times? Our former governor pulled no punches in bashing the current president. "It's kind of like a kid coming to school saying, 'The dog ate my homework,' " Bush said of the administration's tendency to blame his brother, former ... More >>

Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy

​Did you read Sunday's profile of Jeb Bush in the New York Times? Our former governor pulled no punches in bashing the current president. "It's kind of like a kid coming to school saying, 'The dog ate my homework,' " Bush said of the administration's tendency to blame his brother, former ... More >>

David Letterman Does "Top Ten Reasons Jeb Bush Is Not Running For President"

​Jeb Bush's current full time job is denying that he's running for president, but why won't he? A certain camp of conservatives would love to see him run, and even some Democrats concede he could have a good chance. Well David Letterman, the sole remaining funny person on at 11:30 on a network, ha ... More >>

Jeb Bush Thinks Obama Can Win in 2012

​For once Jeb Bush is saying something liberals want to hear. He thinks that Barack Obama could easily be reelected in 2012, and says that the 2010 midterm election wasn't so much a vote of confidence in the Republican party as it was an expression of people basically being pissed off. In an expan ... More >>

Mike Huckabee Won't Run for President ...if Jeb Bush Runs

Former Arkansas Governor turned Fox News host (and now Florida resident) Mike Huckabee says he won't run for President in 2012. Well, he won't if former Florida Governor Jeb Bush decides to run. Huckebee came out of national obscurity to place second in the 2008 Republican Primary, and is widely exp ... More >>

A look ahead: predicting 2011 headlines

Former Arkansas Governor turned Fox News host (and now Florida resident) Mike Huckabee says he won't run for President in 2012. Well, he won't if former Florida Governor Jeb Bush decides to run. Huckebee came out of national obscurity to place second in the 2008 Republican Primary, and is widely exp ... More >>

Marco Rubio Doesn't Want to Be VP; Jeb Bush Hints at His Own 2016 Run

​In today's round up of the federal executive branch aspirations of Florida Republicans: Marco Rubio says he wouldn't accept an offer to be the GOP's vice presidential candidate in 2012. Meanwhile, his mentor Jeb Bush yet again denied he'd mount a presidential bid in 2012, but leaves the door ... More >>

President Obama and Jeb Bush to Make Joint Appearance at Miami High School

​Politics and publicity opportunities make strange bedfellows. President Barack Obama and former Gov. Jeb Bush will appear together this Friday at Miami Central High School. Obama will be in town for a Democratic fundraiser but will swing by the school with Bush to address ways to turn around low- ... More >>

Miami Teacher Jennie Smith Slams Obama for Sharing Stage with Jeb Bush

​During President Obama's quick trip to Miami on Friday he stopped by Miami Central High School to deliver remarks on education reform and notably shared the stage with Florida's former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. Afterward, he held a 14-member round table on education, though only one teacher was i ... More >>

Jeb Bush Endorses Julio Robaina for Miami-Dade Mayor

​There have been several endorsements thrown around in the race for Miami-Dade's next mayor, but few national figures have weighted in. Today former Gov. Jeb Bush, a Miami-Dade resident, put his support behind former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina. Though county politics is nonpartisan, it comes as l ... More >>

McKay scholarship program sparks a cottage industry of fraud and chaos

​There have been several endorsements thrown around in the race for Miami-Dade's next mayor, but few national figures have weighted in. Today former Gov. Jeb Bush, a Miami-Dade resident, put his support behind former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina. Though county politics is nonpartisan, it comes as l ... More >>

Jeb Bush: "I'm Never Ruling Out Being on Dancing with the Stars"

​Could former Florida Governor Jeb Bush be following in the dainty footsteps of other conservative figures like Tom Delay, Tucker Carlson, and Bristol Palin, and strapping on a dance belt for a run on Dancing With the Stars? Probably not, but the former Governor says he'd never rule it out.

Will Jeb Bush Endorse Jon Huntsman Tomorrow in Coconut Grove?

​Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman's campaign has promised that the struggling presidential candidate will make a major announcement tomorrow at, of all place, Scotty's Landing in Coconut Grove. Our first instinct was that he'd be announcing his exit from the race, but that seems unlikely. Word is ... More >>

Could Jeb Bush Still Enter the GOP Presidential Primary?

​The Confederacy of Dunces that emerged to vie for the GOP presidential primary certainly must have some could-have-been candidates rethinking their decision. After the swift, and often surreal, rises and eventual falls of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain, the race is pretty much down ... More >>

Someone is Paying for Jeb Bush Presidential Polling

​There were a bit of murmurs earlier this month that certain powers that be within the Republican party were so disenchanted with the current crop of presidential candidates they were throwing around the idea of convincing a big name candidate to enter the race at the last minute. The biggest of t ... More >>