GOP Govs Stuck At a Fork in the Road

Two main camps of thought are emerging at the Republican Governor’s Conference as to what the Party’s most pressing concern is. On one side you’ve got this “We’ve lost our way, and our credibility on fiscal conservative policy thanks to Bush and his $11.3 trillion dollars debt and his record…

The Even Less Likely Cabinet Rumors

When Hillary Clinton was the front runner in the race towards the White House, University of Miami’s campus was aflutter with rumors that President Donna Shalala might be headed back to Washington. Possibly to extend her lead as longest serving secretary of Health and Human Services. A couple of fantasy…

Sarah Palin Superstar

Celebs like to get away to Miami because the swarm of paparazzi is a little less thick here than it is in LA. That general rule has its exceptions, and Sarah Palin is one of them. Palin arrived in town today, and is expected to address the Republican Governer’s confab…

Manny Cabinet Watch Day 3: A New Department?

Manny-appointment Mania just keeps going. On Monday, we discussed Mayor Diaz’s chances at HUD. Yesterday, we weren’t too keen on the idea of Manny as Homeland Security Chief. Today, The Herald steps in and throws out the idea he might be a perfect fit to head a new department Obama…

Protest Amendment 2, But Leave The Racism Out of It

The protests in California over the passage of Prop. 8 have gotten heated, and an ugly problem is the bit of racism that’s emerged after exit polls showed 70% of African-Americans voted in favor of its passage. This Saturday will see a nationwide protest against the passage of Prop. 8…

Manny Diaz as Homeland Security Chief?

Yesterday we dreamed up all the future career steps Miami Mayor Manny Diaz could take next. The most interesting was as Obama’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Today, The Washington Post’s blog is the latest to put Diaz’s name out as a possible contender for that job, but also…

GOP Governors To Get Their Nails Did

Got her toes done up, wit her finger nails matching This week’s Republican Governor’s Conference in Miami will be one of the first major meetings among party powers to decide the future of that sad ol’ party. Though, this is Miami and the GOP knows it’s the best place to…

Miami Blogdom As First Lady Fashion Critic

Now that the election is over the local political blogs have to find something else to comment on, and they decided to start with Michelle Obama’s dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez, a Cuban-American designer. Genius of Despair over at Eye on Miami called it a fashion faux pas, and wrote…

Republicans are Bald, Put On Your Whigs

“Madam, my whig has an H in it.” “Well, my wig has a cruise ship in it, so you best step up your game.” During the grueling Democratic primary, the Republican party was more than happy to sit back and watch the Dems tear their own party apart from the…

Looking Forward to 2010

Is it too early to be thinking about this? Jeez, we just endured almost a solid year of heavy election coverage, shouldn’t we get a break? Nope, let the speculation for 2010 begin. Charlie Crist is in a comfortable spot for re-election. Though, Florida’s economy has further tanked during his…

On Second Thought, Let’s Live A Little and Spend A Few Billion

Yesterday, Miami’s civic leaders were the portrait of financial restraint, soberly deferring a multibillion-dollar plan to redevelop acres of downtown real estate in the midst of a national economy melting down like Lou Pinella after the inevitable Cubs collapse in the playoffs. This morning, they remembered that they govern Miami…

Ex-North Miami Mayor Elton Gissendanner Is Back

“He’s a politician?” cracks the construction worker assigned to guarding the flooded road. “Throw him in the creek!” But then he allows the 80-year-old man in the driver’s seat of a turquoise Acura coupe to tool past a barricade and down an unlit road, where dark water laps right up…

The Drudge Retort

Democrats hate him. Journalists scorn him. Most Americans ignore him. Which is fine with Matt Drudge. He’s taking it to the bank.