The backers of yet another presidential candidate are forming a super PAC.Supporters of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, launched Revolution PAC earlier this week.

Republican senatorial candidate Adam Hasner's "candid" video segments got a less-than-rave review from one of his GOP foes, Mike McCalister. "It's deceiving to call any video series 'candid' if it doesn't include an explanation regarding why Hasner supported high-speed rail, co-sponsored climate tax legislation, and pushed an amendment to remove an E-Verify requirement," said John Yob, a consultant for McCalister. "A more appropriate title would be: Adam Hasner -- my transformation from a self-proclaimed 'moderate' to a 'Tea Party conservative.'"

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has named Robin Wescott as Florida's insurance consumer advocate. Wescott currently serves as executive director of the Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force, but will continue in that role as well as assuming her new duties.

On Wednesday, the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA), which handles investments for state employees and retirees, announced that it oversaw solid growth in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) pension fund -- adding morethan $19 billion to its market value in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. By the end of June, the pensions were more than $128.4 billion.

Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, now running for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, unveiled the first of a new video series to introduce himself to Florida voters. The video was released on Wednesday. "These videos give Adam an opportunity to share the same honest, no-nonsense message he's delivering at grass-roots events across Florida," Rick Wilson, an adviser to Hasner, said.

The final flight of NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program is scheduled to end Thursday morning, when Atlantis and its STS-135 crew return to Earth. Hopefully, the landing will be here in Florida, at Kennedy Space Center, marking the completion of a 13-day mission to supply the International Space Station for the post-shuttle era.

Republican Senate candidate George LeMieux on Wednesday challenged Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., to oppose raising the debt ceiling. "When I served in the United States Senate, I voted twice against raising the debt ceiling and I would do so again today. My opponent, Bill Nelson, voted to raise the debt ceiling half a dozen times," LeMieux said in a statement.

With less than a month to go until a straw poll in Ames, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is now leading one poll of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the airwaves in Iowa. In a new commercial, Bachmann vows to fight against raising the debt ceiling.

While Republicans -- including Florida's leading contenders for U.S. Senate -- have ballyhooed their support of the "Cut, Cap and Balance Act," an early adopter now says it's much ado about nothing. Speaking on the House floor Tuesday, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said, "This bill only serves to sanction the status quo by putting forth a $1 trillion budget deficit and authorizing a $2.4 trillion increase in the debt limit." Paul, the GOP's most fiscally conservative presidential candidate, blasted HR 2560, saying:

Businessman and retired Army office Mike McCalister, who took more than 10 percent when he ran for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010, won the backing of a prominent conservative group on Tuesday for his bid to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. Veterans In Defense of Liberty Action Committee, which has tea party favorite Sharon Angle of Nevada on its board, voted to back McCalister for the Republican nomination.

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees subcommittee on oversight and investigations, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns on Wednesday will be looking at the role of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regard to medical devices.

Joined by fellow Florida Republicans U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller and U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would ensure Social Security payments are made even if there is no debt ceiling agreement. Posey took aim at comments from President Barack Obama last week that Social Security checks could be delayed if the debt ceiling is not raised.

On Tuesday, Florida U.S. Rep. Connie Mack sent a letter to his Republican colleagues in Congress urging them to vote against raising the nations debt ceiling.

Chambers of commerce and tea parties don't always see eye to eye, so South Florida Tea Party director Everett Wilkinson is putting like-minded businesses and activists together online. Launching the Tea Party Chamber of Commerce, Wilkinson, of Palm Beach Gardens, says his new site has attracted roughly 100 companies since it launched this month. Participating firms in Florida range from plumbers and Realtors to rehab clinics and gun shops (no surprise there).

A poll unveiled by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to many prominent Democrats, showed that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota has overtaken former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts as the leader in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination.