Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Given a brief chance to introduce herself to Florida Democrats at a breakfast here Wednesday -- a day after fellow candidates Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez appeared before the entire convention -- Taddeo seized the moment, taking to the stage in the delegate hotel to outline her candidacy against Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.........here Read Full Story

…doesn’t include certain terrorists. Consider yourself lucky you weren’t one of the 73 passengers on the plane that was bombed by a right-wing terrorist the Bush family has coddled and granted asylum. This particular terrorist, in fact, became “the cornerstone of the campaign by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for her run for the U.S. Congress. The campaign became Free Orlando Bosch. Her campaign manager was a young, ambitious politician named Jeb Bush.” Take a look at the clip: Earlier today we... Read Full Story

A life long dream came true when Annette Taddeo spoke at the Democracy for America hospitality suite. Annette was attending Netroots Nation and was meeting bloggers from across the nation. Here was a candidate who started out speaking about civil liberties and what it means to actually care about your constituents rights. You can watch the video from Netroots below. Here are my favorite quotes from Anette’s speech: “Being a moderate is not voting ever step of the way with President Bush on... Read Full Story

At a Sunday meeting of the Miami Log Cabin Republicans, both current U.S Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Miami) and her Democratic challenger, Annette Taddeo, vowed to fight the state's proposed marriage ban: Ros-Lehtinen, Taddeo pledge to fight Florida gay marriage ban [Miami Herald] For the reasons behind their opposition, both cite fairness, equality, and a non-desire to have their mid-21st century soap opera viewing interrupted by their great grandkids' nagging cries of, "Nanny, can you... Read Full Story

I’m in DC today and it seems like everyone is talking about how McCain is trying to distance himself not just from Bush, but from the congressional Republicans as well. Look at that headline: “McCain snubs President Bush’s fundraising dinner.” And that June 18 event is one of the biggest Republican fundraising events of the year for GOP House members. McCain first claimed he was going to be in Chicago that night and then said he would be in Texas– basically anywhere but around Bush and his... Read Full Story