Seneca’s take on Latino Leadership in Washington, D.C.
In Washington, it is most difficult to obtain or discover any vignettes or indiscretions by Latinos because the vast majority simply do not hang out in the nation’s capital after hours or on weekends....
View ArticleSenator Mel Martinez to leave the Senate when his term expires
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), former HUD Secretary, has said that he’s leaving the Senate after his term expires in 2010. Last October, we blogged about him leaving the chairmanship of the GOP, after...
View ArticleThe Latest on Hispanic Appointments in the Obama Administration
Seneca, our Washington, D.C. contributor, has an update on the latest Latino appointments in the Obama administration. There’s a lot of history here. Read and learn! Gov Bill Richardson’s appointment...
View ArticleDec 18 update on Latino Appointments in the Obama Administration
Seneca penned a comprehensive update on Latino appointments in the Obama administration last night with lots of detail, but today we learned that Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA) has been nominated for...
View ArticleSeneca’s observation on the Richardson withdrawal
The Governor Bill Richardson debacle is indeed disappointing but not totally surprising. Bill has been known at times for demonstrating some hubris in his public behavior, and there has been the...
View ArticleSeneca: Latino Rumblings in the Capitol on Eve of Inauguration
The Richardson retreat from the Commerce Secretary nomination has left the Latinos as a whole dispirited and confused as to just how vital they may be to the new Administration after this Cabinet...
View ArticleSeneca: Latinos and the Current Ship of State
President Obama has entered office and confirmed that the nation faces its greatest economic challenge since the 1930′s Great Depression. The menacing economic syndrome of deflation is rearing its ugly...
View ArticleSeneca: Latinos and the GOP, Part II
During the Nixon Administration, the GOP began to assimilate the White South and all its cultural baggage: racial resentment of the African-American progress and the betraying Democratic Party....
View ArticleThe Only Latino GOP Senator Calls it Quits Today!
I don’t really have anything to add to Mel Martinez resigning from the Senate today. He had already announced that he would not seek re-election, but he did leave on a positive note voting for Judge...
View ArticleSeneca: The Latino State of the Union
As the Yuletide approaches in the US followed by year’s end, the joy of the Latino celebration of these holidays is evident. This includes the sounds of villancicos, the stagings of the Posadas,...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....