The Tim Tebow rumor mill grinds anew. Mike Silver of the NFL Network claims the St. Louis Rams are hurting for a starting quarterback and they "have discussed signing Tim Tebow."

The Florida delegation is getting behind U.S. Rep. Jeff Millers, R-Fla., bill to rename the Bay Pines VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg after former U.S. Rep. Bill Young who passed away last week. Miller chairs the Veterans Affairs Committee. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., now the senior member of the Florida delegation, sponsored a resolution honoring Young.

Appearing on the OReilly Factor on Fox News on Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was asked about polls showing Americans hold the GOP and the tea party movement in low regard.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West called out U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., for comparing the tea party to the Ku Klux Klan on Tuesday. Thoroughly disgusted by Representative Alan Grayson's use of burning cross imagery in his recent fundraising email, West noted on Tuesday. Maybe he ought to crack open a history book, in between histrionics, to learn it was his party who created the KKK. When asked about it, he even digs in deeper.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to push his bill on Tuesday night delaying penalties for Americans who decide not to carry health insurance due to the technical problems on Healthcare.Gov. Earlier in the day, Rubio announced he would file the bill next week. Appearing on the OReilly Factor on Fox News, Rubio explained his proposal.

Florida Blue reports it is cutting 300,000 individual insurance policies because they dont measure up to the guidelines set forth by the Affordable Care Act.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott released a white paper making fiscal conservative arguments to lower the scope and size of Floridas government. The document highlights Scotts call to reduce Florida taxes by $500 million:

Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Tuesday from 2:20-3 p.m. Your humble blogger will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard onlinehereand on two stations in Central Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.

With concerns about the navigators enrolling people into President Barack Obamas federal health-care law, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., introduced a bill offering some new regulations on who can hold those positions. Ross Safety Before Access Act will ensure navigators have background checks and will allow people to opt out of the health care law until security measures are in place.

Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Tuesday which shows Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), holds a commanding lead over Republican rival state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia gubernatorial race.

A different kind of "ambassador" will be on hand to greet legislators, reporters and workshop attendees as they enter the Senate gaming hearing at Broward College North Campus in Coconut Creek Wednesday, scheduled to run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., compared the tea party to the Ku Klux Klan, including a burning cross as a t in tea party in an image included in a fundraising email.Townhall.com has the image and the email. Jorge Bonilla, one of the Republicans looking to run against Grayson in 2014, fired away at the Democrat.

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who ran twice for the Republican presidential nomination and was the Libertaian presidential candidate in 1988, attacked Fifth Estate, the new film looking at Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Last week marked the release of 'Fifth Estate' -- Hollywood's attempt to profit off of Julian Assange and his work with WikiLeaks," Paul wrote supporters on Tuesday.

According to a report delayed more than two weeks by the government shutdown, national unemployment numbers for September showed the U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs, significantly worse than expected for the month.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West continues to go to bat for congressional hopeful Mia Love, a fellow African-American, who is running again in Utah. Earlier this month, West endorsed Love who spoke at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last year while she was running against U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah. Despite losing to Matheson in 2012, Love is running again in 2014. West turned to supporters of his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC on Tuesday, encouraging them to back Love.