It’s a tough time for out-of-work Republicans to land a job these days in Washington, but one of the Bush administration’s top Latin America advisors has landed a position: with Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez. Dan Fisk, who was President Bush’s Special Assistant and Senior Director...

At least we can spell! Wonkette notes that President Obama has turned to Florida's emergency management director to head up FEMA, an "inept federal agency that makes sure shit goes very wrong whenever there’s a hurricane. "And hurricanes often happen in America’s ...

The Miami Republican has slammed President Barack Obama's new spending proposal as a "fiscally irresponsible budget, loaded with massive tax hikes and runaway spending.  “At a time of economic anxiety and high unemployment, hard-working families and small businesses are counting pen...

Or at least a task force to investigate it. On the agenda for Miami-Dade County's annual fly-in to DC: pressing for the creation of a nationwide mortgage fraud task force modeled after the county's effort. Championed by Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, and Commissioner Sally Heyman, ...

With his enthusiastic championing of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package angering some Republicans, Gov. Charlie Crist made a pilgrimage to Republican National Committee HQ Monday, meeting with newly-elected chair Michael Steele. “I am proud to be a Republican ...

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said it's been "amusing this week to read the many press releases and Twitter comments on those that found the stimulus on C-SPAN during the vote something that they didn't necessarily think was a good idea, until it came time to break ground on projec...

Nine Florida Republicans have joined their Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Obama administration asking for a waiver to let Florida get a full share of education dollars in the federal stimulus package. None of the Republicans who signed onto the letter voted for the package, but...

The three announced Democratic Senate candidates will address a potential big player in the Democratic primary: the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus. The caucus, an arm of the Florida Democratic Party representing the state’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, will hear fr...

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is taking issue with Forbes Magazine for listing Miami in its Top 10 “Most Miserable Citiesâ€� in the US. Forbes says the city made the list (No. 9) because it's "been crushed by the housing collapse. Moody's Economy.com estimates that 26% of mort...

That's the word from a Democratic official and the Associated Press, which says Craig Fugate, Florida's emergency management director is among 2 finalists to head up the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He'd replace his friend, R. David Paulison , whom President Bush name...