By Javier Manjarres With all of the talk of reapportionment and potential candidacies swirling around the rumor mill, one name that is kicking around again used to be synonymous with Florida politics, and that name is former Congressman Mark Foley. Foley is rumored to be interested in running for Mayor of West Palm Beach, and his … Read more
by Javier Manjarres This past Sunday, Staff Sergeant Juan L. Rivadeneira of Davie, Florida, returned home to the Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport after being killed in action in the Afghan theater earlier this month. Sgt. Rivadeneira was greeted by family, friends and a group of local activists that make it a point to … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Long before Republicans like Allen West and Marco Rubio won their respective races on November 2, other aspirants for elected office were already doing the necessary legwork behind the scenes to position themselves for runs at both State and Federal offices in 2012. With Republicans sitting comfortably on supermajorities in both chambers … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Representative Esteban Bovo (R) was one of several Florida Legislative members that was invited to a cozy meeting with Governor-elect Rick Scott in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bovo told me that he was honored, humble and a bit suprised when he recieve the invitiatiion to meet with the Governor-elect. Bovo also added that he … Read more
by Javier Manjarres ***El Sharko had a senior moment and confused Senator Jeremy Ring (D) with Representative Joseph Abruzzo (D). Sorry Senator, it happens. Governor-elect Rick Scott is keeping his promise of reaching out to all of the members of the Florida Legislature, as he participated a series of meetings around the state with members of … Read more
In the wake of the BP Oil Disaster back in April, we unhesitatingly reminded our fellow Floridians that Oil Exploration and Drilling Must Continue off Florida’s Coasts. In that article, we cautiously stated that it would be “hard to gauge what the extent of the environmental damage will be” and we purposely avoided engaging in the … Read more
by Javier Manjarres As many on the political left continue to view terrorism as a mere inconvenience whose practitioners should be apprehended and tried in civilian courts, the notorious terror group Al-Qaeda has been adapting its tactics with the hopes of successfully carrying out a terrorist attack, regardless of the scale of the attack- anyplace … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Via Twitter: I will move the DREAM Act as a standalone bill in the lame duck. It’s good for the economy & Pentagon says good for natl security. And so here it comes. As we have previously reported, the misleadingly named “DREAM Act” creates a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Congresswoman-elect Frederica Wilson must not have gotten the memo- that little memo on Election Day, when Democrats in Congress suffered massive losses and lost the majority in Congress along with their leadership power that enabled them to jam their toxic agenda through Congress. As I was driving back from the gym and minding … Read more
by Javier Manjarres With the Broward GOP elections just a couple of weeks away, the candidates in the running have been busy burning up the phones in hopes to garner as many votes as possible. Let’s stir the pot a bit and take our poll!