Don’t You Think Jeb Bush Should Just Go Away?

So this Jeb Bush character wants to be our Senator, aye? What has he ever done for us? Oh, he was our Governor. Great, great. He was also the brother of that one guy, what is his name? I think he was the President for a little while, maybe. I…

Miami Mayoral Donnybrook

Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez, a former cop, has opened an account to run for city mayor, opening the way to the best political contest in recent memory. Commissioner Tomas Regalado, who announced several months ago, is sure to attack, particularly as we get close to election day. Regalado’s ethical lapses…

Miami Beach Mayor Says We’re Too Poor for Democracy

Another Miami-Dade city, another city commission appointment controversy in the works. This time around, Miami Beach is trying to decide whether to fill Dan Gelber’s vacated seat with an appointee or hold a special election. An election would cost as much as $400,000, and Mayor Matti Bower told the Herald: “That’s a…

Sink To Announce 2010 Plans Soon

A group of devoted fans have already started a Draft Alex Sink website, but they were hoping Florida’s CFO would run for Governor. Turns out she may have her eye on Washington instead. The Hill is reporting that Sink will make an announcement very soon as to the future of…

By Appointment

Katherine Cue, of course, isn’t the only recent controversial appointment to an elected office. Yesterday, Delaware’s Governor announced that she would appoint Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff  Edward Kaufman to his soon to be vacated senate seat. The Governors of Illinois and possibly New York will also name…

Manny’s Cabinet Rivals

The shortlist for HUD secretary keeps getting longer. Mayor Manny Diaz is still on this list, released to the AP from ominous sources inside the party and transition team: Miami Mayor Manny DiazRep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Renee Glover, head of Atlanta’s housing authorityNicolas Retsinas, director of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing StudiesShaun…

Own a Piece of History for Only $1,099

The venerable New York Times is selling prints of this picture of Barack and Michelle Obama in downtown Miami starting at the low, low price of $199 for the 11 x 14 size. But if you’ve got the big bucks, you can splurge $1,099 on the 20 x 24 that’s framed and “signed,…

From Losing to Jojo to Replacing Bovo: The Katherine Cue Story

The Miami Herald and teevee stations covered the news in the same human-interest tone they would a water-skiing squirrel. “Isn’t it just adorable that Little Miss Hialeah gets to play city council member with the big boys?” The Herald brushed aside questions of nepotism and conflicts of interest. Largely, they…

Secretary of State Clinton Is Almost a Sure Thing

Obama’s fast rise had as much to do with his natural charisma and thoughtful, powerful speeches as the fact that he wasn’t Hillary Clinton. The former first lady a year ago seemed like a lock for the White House, but the anti-Clinton factions in her party needed a superstar challenger…

MSNBC: Manny Diaz Being Vetted for HUD and Transportation

Chuck Todd of MSNBC just broke news that Mayor Manny Diaz is being vetted for the cabinet positions as head of Housing and Urban Development or the Department of Transportation. The role at HUD is the most likely appointment. Riptide first speculatedlast week on Diaz’s chances for the HUD position,…

How Obama Got Elected? Same Way Bush Did

If you’ve been keeping up with blogdom for the past couple of days, you’ve probably come across the site How Obama Got Elected. The premise is basically “people who voted for Obama are stupid and misinformed, and it’s the media’s fault.” The guy behind it commissioned a Zogby poll to…

House GOP Goes Right Again, Leaving Miami’s Moderates in the Cold

All three of Miami’s Republican representatives staved off Democratic challengers in the election, but the brand of Republicanism they represent is losing influence in their own party. While last week’s Republican Governors Association conference didn’t come to a clear conclusion on which ideological shifts the GOP should make, the Republicans…

Same Ol’ Party

Lieberman gets to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee and instead loses his position on a subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Maybe Bill Nelson changed a few votes with his phone campaign. Lieberman seemed to think so and publicly thanked him. Now let’s hope Nelson…

Surprisingly, Right-Wing Radio Host Has His Facts Wrong

You can tell information is factually accurate when the author prefaces his little article with a boast about how one time he called a Democratic congresswoman a “poverty pimp” to her face. Oh snap. He then blathers on, “If her constituents somehow became affluent — in spite of her best…

Only One Of These Men Has A Reason To Smile

Republicans across the nation may, for some reason, prefer Sarah Palin over Charlie Crist in an imaginary primary, but Crist can take solace in knowing he’s the most popular man in Florida. According to the latest numbers 68% of voters approve of Crist’s handling of his job. 50% said they’d…

Charlie Crist Overshadowed

Charlie Crist’s orange-y skin tone proves he’s not someone who’s afraid of the bright lights, but he completely got overshadowed at the Republican Governor’s Conference. A recent Ramussen poll, taken before the conference, showed Crist coming in dead last in a completely speculative competition for the 2012 nomination, with only…

No One Ignores The Riptide

Oh, Hell no New England Republicans. You do not come down to our town and try to ignore the Riptide! No one ignores the Riptide! You can try New England Republicans, but the writing is on the wall. Unless you heed our call for trickle-down truck nutz policy, abolishing the…

Is The Hillary Clinton Cult Up For Another Dissapointment?

Oh, Hillary Clinton. She’s a bonafide superstar deserving of a continued media frenzy (unlike, say, another recent failed candidate) whose inspired a rabid political fanbase through out the country. Maybe it’s because she represented a certain brand of feminism and the real redefinition of marriage in this country – that…