With former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts releasing his jobs plan on Tuesday, supporters of his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination -- Gov. Rick Perry of Texas -- ripped into his proposals.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in a crowded Republican primary to see who will challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, took aim at President Barack Obama on Tuesday as the president prepares to address the nation on jobs on Thursday night.

With President Barack Obama giving a speech on jobs on Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a web video on Wednesday reminding voters of the presidents record on employment and the economy.

Businessman James DeCocq celebrated a victory over Florida state Sen. Thad Altman, R-Melbourne, at the Conservative Roar event held over the Labor Day weekend in Sanford. DeCocq took 107 votes while Altman, who represents parts of Brevard, Orange and Seminole counties, lagged behind with 34.

Former Ambassador John Bolton, best known for his tenure as President George W. Bushsambassador to the United Nations, announced on Tuesday that he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination. While Bolton had said he was considering the possibility of running, he had done next to nothing in terms of setting up a campaign.

On Saturday, businessman Herman Cain spoke at the Conservative Roar from the I-4 Corridor in Sanford and it paid off for the Republican presidential candidate as he won a straw poll held at the event.

Software company owner Ron Rushing scored a win over Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, in a straw poll held over the Labor Day weekend in Sanford. Rushing, who was briefly a candidate for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, took 119 votes in the straw poll held at the A Conservative Roar. Gardiner, who represents parts of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, took 51 votes.

Over the Labor Day weekend, Central Florida businessman Craig Miller won a straw poll over his rivals in the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. In the straw poll held by A Conservative Roar in Sanford, Miller, a Vietnam veteran and former CEO of Ruth's Chris, took first place with 67 votes followed by businessman and retired Army officer Mike McCalister in second with 62 votes. Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner garnered 39 votes, ahead of former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux who recieved 34 votes.

A poll released by Rasmussen Reports on Labor Day found that Texas Gov. Rick Perry was leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, home of the first 2012 caucus. Perry topped the survey of likely caucus voters with 29 percent. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who won the Iowa Republican straw poll held in Ames last month, placed second with 18 percent. Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts placed third with 17 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who finished a strong second behind Bachmann in Ames, took fourth with 14 percent.

With the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando and two debates in Florida coming up later this month, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is ramping up his efforts as he continues his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Rick Santorum has joined the list of GOP presidential hopefuls who have committed to participate in Florida's Presidency 5 straw poll on Sept. 24. Republican Party of Florida spokesman Brian Hughes confirmed that the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania will compete in the poll that concludes the three-day P5 event in Orlando. The social conservative has lagged in single digits in the national polls. Previously confirmed straw-poll participants are Ron Paul, Herman Cain and Jon Huntsman, who has headquartered his campaign in Orlando.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz found her voice Monday morning, but may have lost her mind. In an interview on MSNBC, the head of the Democratic National Committee, declared: So, every economist you would talk to that is worth their salt acknowledges that without the Recovery Act we would not be continuing on the upswing. Yep. "Continuing on the upswing."

The schedule for the Presidency 5 summit is set. According to a timetable confirmed by the Republican Party of Florida, the Sept. 22-24 event in Orlando will go as follows:WEDNESDAY 9/21 Presidency 5 Registration Orange County Convention Center South Hall Room S210? 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY 9/22 Presidency 5 Registration ?8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Faith and Freedom Coalition Rally OCCC South Hall?Doors open ?2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.Rally ?3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is taking aim at a fellow Republican from the Lone Star State -- Gov. Rick Perry. Both Paul and Perry are running for the Republican presidential nomination and, with Perry topping most of the polls, Paul is looking to ground the current front-runner. In the new ad, Paul brings up Perrys past, including backing Al Gore for the Democratic presidential nomination back in 1988.

Michigan Congressman Thad McCotter has not gotten much notice in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination so far. That could change now that the McCotter campaign is turning up the heat on President Barack Obama. In an e-mail sent out late Monday, the McCotter camp ripped into Obama arguing the president has proven unable or unwilling to understand the central problem in our economy: that it is the marketplace, not the government, that creates good, well-paying jobs for Main Street.