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Rubio’s ‘Conservative Dream Act’ Could Face a Military Snag

By Javier Manjarres As Senator Marco Rubio continues to conceptualize his “conservative” alternative to the controversial Dream Act legislation, some Republican candidates are indicating their support of Rubio’s forthcoming proposal while calling attention to one of the potentially problematic aspects of the proposal- its military component, which if not properly addressed could open a floodgate [...]

By Javier Manjarres DNC Chair/Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s partisan political tactics have brought an end to the 70 year-old relationship between Temple Israel of North Miami and one of its past presidents and most respected members, the honorable Stanley Tate. Wasserman Schultz and Tate were both scheduled to address the Temple Israel congregation regarding U.S.-Israeli [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Kudos to Congressman Vern Buchanan for stepping up and co-sponsoring the “No Budget, No Pay” bill that would mandate that Members of Congress to pass a budget or not get their paychecks. Buchanan, like many other representatives are at their wits end with Democrat obstructionism and believe that the United States is [...]

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Ozzie deFaria’s Campaign Spiralling Out of Control

By Javier Manjarres Embattled Republican congressional candidate Ozzie deFaria and his campaign continue their downward spiral as additional news outlets are catching on to what the Shark Tank first reported back in February- deFaria “doggy” tactic that inadvertently fuel the phony “War on Women” narrative of President Obama and the Democrat Party.  Like a true [...]

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Romney Endorses Mack in U.S. Senate Primary

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has waded into Florida’s contested Republican Senate primary with an endorsement of Congressman Connie Mack for U.S. Senate- “Connie Mack is a friend, a strong conservative and the type of principled leader we need in Washington to restore fiscal responsibility.  By electing Connie Mack, the people of Florida will [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Congresswoman Sandy Adams has introduced a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that will extend the provisions of the original act for another 5 years.  The GOP led House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill, but not without major objections from the Democratic Caucus. Adams herself is a past [...]

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By Javier Manjarres Three Republican members of Florida’s congressional delegation- Allen West, David Rivera and Tom Rooney will be offering up their own amendments to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Rooney, a former military prosecutor in the Army JAG Corps is proposing an amendment which will require detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay [...]

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By Javier Manjarres In what will be the most consequential election year in generations that puts to convictions of the general electorate to the test, beltway Republicans don’t appear to be making things any easier for their party’s prospects in November. Today’s Politico features an article that cites Republican official familiar with the internal deliberations [...]

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By Javier Manjarres The crowded congressional race to replace outgoing Congressman Connie Mack may have just received a bit of a jolt as candidate Chauncey Goss has just received the endorsement of the popular congressman from Wisconsin Paul Ryan. Goss is the son of former Congressman and CIA Director Porter Goss and has worked closely [...]

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by Lone Shark Back in March, a segment of Steven Colbert’s “People Destroying America” featured a Florida teacher who had come under investigation for registering her students to vote.  The segment featured remarks on the case from ACLU Executive Director Howard Simon who informed us how “there are probably a larger number of shark attacks [...]

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