With former Gov. Charlie Crist in Washington this week, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) is looking to link him to President Barack Obama.

Pointing to a letter the Office of Special Counsel sent to President Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, called for the White House to continue to pressure the VA department. After reports emerged on altered wait lists at VA medical facilities across the nation, theres been increased scrutiny on the VA department leading to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.

Gov. Rick Scotts team released a Web video on Tuesday. The new ad focuses on Tonge, a nurse who the governor helped in pursuing a job. Gov. Scotts No. 1 focus is making sure every Florida family can get a job and live their dream, the Scott campaign insisted on Tuesday. He knows what its like to grow up in a family that struggles for work. Thats why helping Tonge comes naturally.

The rigid Florida Democratic Party leadership can climb all over Kartik Krishnaiyer's The Florida Squeeze for failing to embrace Charlie Crist before Crist debates Nan Rich, but now look -- The Miami Herald is saying the same thing: Debate Nan Rich. In fact, the newspaper said the same thing two months ago.

Party-line Democrats' Twitter-announced blog -- the one concocted to "stop the lies" about Democratic Party mistakes -- appeared at a few minutes after 6 p.m. Monday. If anybody was expecting clever, cutting payback prose aimed at party "traitors," they probably got the surprise of their lives.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott named Rep. Dave Hood, R-Ormond Beach, to the 7th Judicial Circuit Court. A freshman in the Florida House, Hood was not seeking a second term. Rep. Hoods leadership and dedicated service to the families of his district combined with his decades of practicing law will make him a great addition to the 7th Judicial Circuit bench, Scott said on Monday. I am proud to appoint Dave Hood today with confidence that he will continue his service to Florida with a keen sense of justice and compassion.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., continues to insist efforts to impeach President Barack Obama are gaining momentum. The movement to impeach Barack Obama for high crimes and misdemeanors is growing, West emailed supporters on Monday. This weekend, the Republican Party of South Dakota passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of the president! They are the first state party to rally to the cause.

On Monday, Charlie Crist announced he'd changed his mind on his planned trip to Cuba this summer, and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera wasted no time going on the attack over the former governor's flip-flop. "Its disgraceful that Charlie Crist's vision for Florida's economy is to propose businessventureswith a failed terrorist state that'sbeenholding an American hostage for the last five years," said Lopez-Cantera.

The Republican Party of Florida sent a letter toall TV station managers in the state on Monday regarding a Florida Democratic Party TV ad that contains "intentionally false and misleading statements" about Gov. Rick Scott.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist won't be heading to Cuba this summer as he had originally planned, according to a statement released from his campaign on Monday. In May, Crist said he wanted to end the Cuban embargo and also expressed interest in visiting the communist nation. Crist supported the embargo of Cuba when he was a Republican. "Despite his stark disagreements with the government in Cuba, the governor continues to believe the embargo hasn't worked for the Cuban people and is bad for Florida's economy," said Crist spokespersonBrendan Gilfillan.

A new poll shows Amendment 2, a proposed Constitution amendment to expand medical marijuana use in Florida, is close to passing. A poll from the Florida Chamber of Commerce unveiled on Monday finds 58 percent of those surveyed back Amendment 2 while 36 percent oppose it. The amendment needs 60 percent support in the November ballot to pass. The poll of 806 likely voters was taken by Cherry Communications for the Florida Chamber on June 11 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent.

A new poll from the Florida Chamber of Commerces Political Institute finds Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., ahead of former Gov. Charlie Crist, his leading Democratic opponent. The poll shows Scott ahead with 41 percent, Crist right behind him with 38 percent and Libertarian Adrian Wyllie taking 4 percent.

From his perch on the Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., teamed up with liberal stalwart U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., to add an amendment to the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act to ensure federal funds would not go to back Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) for Syrian rebels.

The Florida Medical Association PAC (FMA PAC) announced on Monday it was backing former state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoffs bid to return to Tallahassee. Former state Rep. and state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff has proven time and time again her strong support of the issues and initiatives backed by the Florida Medical Association, said Dr. Ralph Nobo, the resident of the FMA PAC. She is a friend of medicine and we are thrilled to support her candidacy and look forward to having her back in Tallahassee.

Let's Get To Work, a group with ties to Gov. Rick Scott, unveiled a new ad hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist on education on Monday. Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott despite spending most of his political life as a Republican.