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Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

Love her or loath her, Hillary Clinton‘s official presence in the 2016 presidential sweepstakes is a big deal. But does the political media class have to lose their collective sh*t in the process? It was sort of humorous to read that story the other day about how Clinton’s delayed video release announcing her campaign on […]

Guest AuthorApril 14, 2015

In the political hothouse that is Florida, the number of people who actually believe that Marco Rubio would be a better president of the United States than Jeb Bush would fit into, well, Freedom Hall in Miami. But the political cognoscenti who fear Marco’s presidential candidacy is just the opening gambit in a run for […]

Daniel TilsonApril 14, 2015

Marco Rubio is nothing if not…ambitious. Some would say, a “climber.” Little more than midway through his first term as Florida’s junior U.S. senator, Rubio wants to move on up to the Oval Office. He made the official announcement this week at Miami’s Freedom Tower. Watching it, I remembered the last time I was in […]

Guest AuthorApril 14, 2015

Early last year, Jeb Bush had a small gathering at the Biltmore in Coral Gables for a very private, serious chat about running for president in 2016. One of his top advisers, Mike Murphy, was a tad surprised to run into someone he knew as he waited for cab to leave go to the airport. […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2015

Now that he’s a presidential candidate, Marco Rubio just doesn’t issue news releases on subjects like the Obama administration’s announcement Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. No, now the U.S. Senator from Florida now delivers his choice comments — or at least this one — via a […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2015

The White House announced Tuesday that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the U.S. government’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities. The move had been a top priority with the Raul Castro-led Cuban government since diplomatic relations between the […]

Phil AmmannApril 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott will host most of the prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates, including fellow Floridians Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, at an Economic Growth Summit in June. Potential and announced candidates will meet in Orlando on June 2 to talk about the economy, jobs and their vision for economic growth for the country. Although […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2015

Greetings once again from the 305 area code. A random thought for Tuesday — I went running along Doral Boulevard in the Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens area early, when I came across a correctional institution. When I ran across it again on the way back, I noticed all of the concertina wire placed atop the roofs […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

There’s no doubt that one has to have giant stones to think they’re smart enough and charismatic enough to run the free world. Marco Rubio falls into that category. “I have heard some suggest that I should step aside and wait my turn, ” Rubio toward the end of his 18-minute-plus speech at the Freedom Tower […]

Drew WilsonApril 13, 2015

Democrats wasted no time attacking Sen. Marco Rubio after he launched his 2016 presidential campaign on Monday. Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement, as well as a pair of videos, shortly after Florida’s junior Republican senator officially announced his aspirations. “As Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign gets underway, expect him to try and […]

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