Republicans tend to think a GOP congressional shutdown to stop funding for President Barack Obama's health care law will be good for their party, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll released Tuesday. The survey found 42 percent of likely Republican voters believe threatening to vote against a government funding bill unless it cuts off funds for the health care law will ultimately help the GOP, while 28 percent disagree and instead believe it will hurt their party. Only 14 percent said it would have no impact, and 16 percent said they weren't sure.

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., continues to insist members of Congress and their staffs should be included under President Barack Obamas health care law and not receive special subsidies or treatment. On Monday, DeSantis unveiled what he is calling the James Madison Congressional Accountability Act to ensure just that.

Florida TaxWatch released an economic study on Tuesday which finds Floridas fishing industry leads to $5 billion annually for the Sunshine State. The study finds that more than half of that comes from indirect sales and expenses. More than 1.2 million tourists have already come to Florida to fish so far in 2013. "Florida's unique location and variety of fishing opportunities position the state as the world leader in sport fishing tourism," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, on Tuesday.

Floridas real estate market continues to rebound, according to data unveiled by the Florida Realtors on Monday.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Sunday would be a saltwater license-free fishing day.

A panel of Florida education leaders led by Interim Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart began a three-day summit to discuss the sustainability and transparency of the state's accountability system "to ensure each student has the opportunity to succeed." Stewart was asked by Gov. Rick Scott to convene the summit with a focus on four priorities: state standards, state standard assessments, school grades and teacher evaluations.

Americans don't feel too great about the U.S. health care system these days, and most of them expect it will only get worse over the coming years. According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, only 34 percent of likely voters currently rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, while 31 percent view the system as poor. Although the results of this poll are generally consistent with recent surveys, positive ratings for the health care system are lower than they were earlier this year.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West is taking political pundit Cokie Roberts to task for her take on voter ID laws.

David Catanese over at the Run is reporting that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will be helping out Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinellis gubernatorial bid. Rubio is not the only potential Republican presidential candidate looking at getting involved in the race. Catanese is reporting that U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and U.S. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will also be helping the Republican candidate. Cuccinelli is engaged in a close contest with Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe.

The Campaign for Liberty, chaired by former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, will be holding a political training event in Tampa on Sept. 14. Over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., one of the leading Republican presidential possibilities in 2016, pitched the event in an email sent out by the Florida Campaign for Liberty.

On Monday morning, former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, hammered President Barack Obama as a progressive socialist and attacked his record on education. West also linked Obama to segregationist Democrats from the civil rights era like former Gov. George Wallace of Alabama and former Gov. Lester Maddox of Georgia, insisted Obama was following Karl Marxs playbook and added that Martin Luther King would stand with Republicans if he were alive today.

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., headed to Panama City Friday where he toured Port Panama City. The event, held by the National Federation of Independent Business/Florida (NFIB), brought Southerland togetherwith small-business owners to discuss the challenges they face due to unnecessary government regulation.

The National Security Agency came under fire after reports surfaced that it had been snooping on the phone calls of millions of ordinary Americans as well as millions of emails. But now, Americans have the opportunity to follow the NSA back -- if only on Tumblr.

Miami-based Dream Defenders left Tallahassee Friday and headed to Washington, D.C., where they will take part in the 50th anniversary of the march on the National Mall.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West weighed in late on Thursday on two black teens beating a World War II veteran in Washington state. Reprehensible and disgusting, West posted on Facebook. Two black male teenagers are being sought in the beating death of 88-year-old Delbert Benton. Mr. Benton was an Army WWII veteran who survived combat during the bloody Battle of Okinawa.