Sen. Marco Rubio takes time out for his homegirls

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Either Miami-Dade Commissioner Rebeca Sosa is really as close as she represents herself to be with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio — who served on the West Miami City Commission when Sosa was mayor there — or she is the one with the good dirt on this high-flying cubanito with the hefty political clout.

I mean, this onetime VP candidate — who has been in the news nonstop with the talk of immigration reform and is poised to take on a leadership role — is taking time out from his busy CNN schedule to do Sosa a favor and swear her in this morning as the commission chair.

It is a historic moment, after all — the first time a Hispanic woman has been named chair and the first time two women hold the chair and vice chair positions, since Sosa’s bff Commissioner Lynda Bell was voted vice chairwoman.

Ladra can’t help but wonder if it is the first time a sitting U.S. Senator does the swearing.

But while Bell has to be content getting sworn in by Miami-Dade County Judge Gladys Perez, who once worked for former Gov. Jeb Bush. A big wig, but not as huge as Rubio.

We’re talking about a man who was thisclose to being named the VP running mate for Mitt Romney (whew! se salvo!)  and who has been named as a potential #1 ticket mate for 2016. Ladra would not be surprised if she has to wrestle someone from MSNBC for pole position in the chambers.

Way to score a big dog [point, Rebeca. Or maybe this is his way of paying back the favor when she took all the media flack gfor him at Miami Children’s Hospital after Rubio’s daughter, Amanda, was rushed there with a head injury after a golf-cart accident in October.

Now, try not to call him “Marquito,” as you usually do, Chairwoman. I hear he doesn’t like that.

The swearing-in ceremony starts at 11:30 a.m. (read: 11:50 or so, Cuban time) at the commission chambers at County Hall, 111 NW 1st Street.

See you there.