Because I am not yet rich or lucky enough to live in the beautiful, tree-lined Coral Gables, Ladra wants to ask her friends and supporters there to vote for us and cast their ballots for Ralph Cabrera for mayor.
Yeah, I know. Everybody tells me this is a losing battle. That is why I thought it would be extra important to get all his supporters riled up and tell their friends, and their friends, and my friends who will tell their friends, and so on and so on to get out the vote.
Because it is lost if we don’t. But it is anything but if we do. Honest. This can still be won right today.
And, for me, it is not that Cabrera should be mayor. It is just that Cabrera should be mayor over the alternative, which is incumbent Mayor Jim “The Ambassador” Cason, who practically rubber stamps everything the city manager does and pathetically runs on his track record as the chief officer in the U.S. Interests Section in Havana in the 80s. Shame on him.
Which leads us to our top ten list of reasons to vote for Ralph Cabrera.
Drum roll, please.
10. His municipal track record for tax payers and residents is for almost 20 years of service in the City Beautiful, not a handful of years in our beloved homeland, which is still a foreign country 150 miles away.
9. Cabrera is the only one up there who asks the tough questions and won’t let City Manager Pat Salerno do whatever he wants. We can’t afford to lose him.
8. Gonzalo Sanbria, of MDX and development fame, supports the other guy.
7. You want city employees to keep doing their jobs well and not, oops, run over your gabage or, hmmmm, “lose” your painting permit.
6. Cabrera has not passed one, single no-bid contract, believing they are bad for the open, transparent process that provides for a fair and equal playing field in which it is harder to graft.
5. Cason hasn’t met a no-bid contract he didn’t like.
4. Cabrera is more Cuban. I swear. (Hey! It works for them).
3. Cason repeatedly lies about being more Cuban and about Cabrera’s record on pension reform, and knowingly does so, intentionally taking the commissioner’s words out of context for campaign purposes and enjoying himself all the while.
2. Cabrera deserves this. He’s earned it. He’s been fighting your battles up there for 12 years. Cason is a Johnny Come Lately who isn’t fighting any battles any more.
And the Number One reason why you have to vote for Ralph Cabrera today is…
1. A vote for Jim Cason is really a vote for Pat Salerno.
Okay, and add an 11th reason. Do it for Ladra. Be my proxy. Vote for Ralph.
See you at the polls later.
Top 10 reasons to vote for Ralph Cabrera today in Gables added by Ladra on
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Gonzalo said it best in case you missed it about Anderson’s legacy
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Speaking for several prestigious Coral Gables residents, Gonzalo Sanabria, a former member of the Historic Preservation Board, wrote:
“I am anticipating with glee the end of a mistake when María Anderson vacates a seat that for 12 years was a waste of time, money and space for the citizens of this great City
It is unbelievable that someone ever got elected opposing a bus depot being developed into Merrick Park and then spending entire time doing absolutely nothing of value as a leaderless rudder, answering a tiny group of manipulators to the huge detriment to this City, one who wouldn’t refuse a free lunch, a tasty dinner or a free round of golf. I will forever be mystified as to María’s zero-sum legacy and I categorize her as the very worst and inept commissioner-elect Coral Gables ever had in its history.
Green Eyes, if you think Maria Anderson is “the biggest zero ever,” then I suggest you open your poppers a little wider. Or put on your glasses.
There is some stiff competition for that prize.
And, yeah, 8 made me smile.
Love, Ladra
Well, If Maria Anderson, the biggest zero ever supports Cabrera, then all your other reasons are trumped
8. 8 is definitely my favorite.
Well stated, I especially like numbers 1, 3, 8.