For those of you following the debt ceiling showdown, this may interest you, and I think this is a solid example of a Latino elected official taking a stand during this crisis. Today Rep. Grijalva put out the following statement about the current pending deal: “This deal trades peoples’ livelihoods for the votes of a [...]

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Cross posted at DailyGrito. By Seneca Frankly, President Obama does not seem like he was fully prepared to be President. His hubris may have gotten the best of him. He ignited real hope and became lucky: Hillary Clinton became overconfident, GWB became a bane as a lame duck, and John McCain self-destructed. Ergo Obama became [...]

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This past weekend I had an opportunity to see and review “A Better Life” which is in theaters now. If you want to check out my review, click here. In the meantime, check out the trailer:

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In case you missed it, President Obama delivered a speech at NCLR on Monday, where the DREAM Act youth made their presence known by shouting “Yes, you can” to the President when he suggested that he could not bypass Congress to provide relief in terms of immigration policy. However, I want to point out that [...]

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In case you missed it, last week the White House held a policy conference for Hispanics. President Obama even made an appearance. Time will tell what exactly comes out of it, but again the Obama White House is making an effort to connect with the Latino community. I found two competing perspectives of last week’s [...]

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A few days ago, the California Latino Legislative Caucus was in the news for not releasing its list of donors from its nonprofit. Well, a few days ago, the Caucus went ahead and released its donor list. As reported by The Sacramento Bee: “Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez pushed the caucus for disclosure last week [...]

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Roll Call is reporting that Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is marrying Lt. Colonel Jack Einwechter this weekend. He has known Rep. Sanchez for awhile and has been a donor to her campaign in the past. Currently, he’s an attorney/lobbyist. This is the second marriage for both Sanchez and Einwechter. If you remember, Loretta Sanchez’s sister Linda [...]

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The more former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez has to speak of his son, who was convicted of manslaughter and later had his sentence reduced by then Governor Schwarzenegger, the bigger hole he digs for himself and his future prospects for elected office. Today the elder Núñez is telling the public that his son’s sentence [...]

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