Round 4 GOP debate winners and losers = no big surprises

Round 4 GOP debate winners and losers = no big surprises

As the crowd thins, it’s almost harder to recognize the clear winners and losers in the debate among those who want to represent the Republican Party in next year’s presidential election.  But Ladra’s gonna try anyway. It’s late and it was long, so some of these observations may be fuzzy, but here are Ladra’s knee […]

Marco Rubio: More like us than any other POTUS wannabe

Marco Rubio: More like us than any other POTUS wannabe

Recent attacks on Marco Rubio’s voting record, personal finances and perspiration  have only really underlined one thing very clearly: Most voters have more in common with the Florida senator than any other wannabe for the presidential nomination — in the GOP or the Democratic field. Credit card debt and issues? Been there. Penalties for cashing […]

Third GOP presidential debate: And then there were four

Third GOP presidential debate: And then there were four

The third debate for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination Wednesday seems to have been the best showcase so far for the differences between the self-proclaimed conservative candidates who want the White House. Sure, every single one of the A candidates (we’re not even counting the Happy Hour debaters) is the “only one up here” to do […]

5 things we learned from the CNN GOP debate

5 things we learned from the CNN GOP debate

That was actually fun! Ladra loved the interaction at the GOP’s debate Wednesday night on CNN, but it’s too late to give a full analysis. We can get to that in the morning.  Right now, it’s time for the instant, knee-jerk observations, relevant or not. It felt like they talked about immigration for far too […]

Donald Trump trumps Jeb Bush in social media contest

Donald Trump trumps Jeb Bush in social media contest

The heat has turned up in recent days as GOP presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Donald Trump hone in on each other with recent jabs and attacks. But Trump is getting a lot more traction on his hits, thanks to his copious use of social media. Meanwhile, if Team Jeb wants to know why they […]

Doral to consider condemning Trump, taking back city key

Doral to consider condemning Trump, taking back city key

Doral Councilwoman Sandra Ruiz will sponsor a resolution next week condemning billionaire businessman, reality TV star and presidential candidate Donald Trump for his “racist, derrogatory” remarks about Mexicans and immigrants in his campaign announcement speech. Even though other electeds have expressed outrage at the incendiary comments and the county commission passed a similar resolution last month, […]

Next to be banned by Trump — NBC, Daniella Levine Cava

Next to be banned by Trump — NBC, Daniella Levine Cava

NBCUniversal employees may soon be banned from Trump National Doral Miami resort and spa and all his other properties, too, now that the network has cut ties to billionaire clown act and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and will cease to air the Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe pageants after The Donald offended Mexicans and all Hispanics in his […]

‘Latino-loving’ GOP silent on Donald Trump insults

‘Latino-loving’ GOP silent on Donald Trump insults

We keep hearing that the national Republican Party wants to include more Hispanics and appeal to more Latino voters. They keep saying that they respect our values and are better able to represent them. But when one of their own calls a large group of Hispanics in the U.S. drug dealers and rapists, the GOP […]

Donald Trump announces: Stupid losers, make me POTUS

Donald Trump announces: Stupid losers, make me POTUS

Political Cortadito guest columnist Grant Stern waxes on The Donald. Grab your popcorn, folks! And suspend any logical thought. The words Orville Redenbacher, John Stewart and others have been waiting to hear from Donald Trump for years have arrived: “I am officially running for President of the United States and we are going to make this […]

It’s hard to believe Donald Trump & Carlos Gimenez

It’s hard to believe Donald Trump & Carlos Gimenez

As we learn more and more about billionaire Donald Trump‘s proposal to run the Crandon Golf Course on Key Biscayne for the next 99 years, it becomes increasingly difficult to believe either The Donald or his biggest county champion, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Mr. Giveaway” Gimenez. Let’s start with Trump, not because it’s any easier to […]