Former Gov. Charlie Crist drew the fire of Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry on Monday. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November.

Curry sent out a memo on Monday bashing Crist, whose memoir comes out on Tuesday. Curry wrote:

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., urged President Barack Obama to back the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Buchanan pointed to a State Department study which found it would not lead to an explosion in greenhouses gasses and would create 42,000 jobs.

On Monday afternoon, Carlos Lopez-Cantera was sworn in as the lieutenant governor of Florida. Lopez-Cantera, who rose to become Florida House GOP leader, will return to his old stomping grounds in the House chambers for the ceremonial swearing-in later in the afternoon.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scotts team pushed back against a Web ad released earlier in the day by former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his career in the Republican ranks.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott despite having spent most of his political career as a Republican, has launched a Web ad pushing back against one from the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) last week.

Pro-life leaders are calling for a boycott of buying cookies from the Girl Scouts this year due to their ties to Planned Parenthood and pro-choice leaders.

Steven Ertelt, the editor of LifeNews.com, sent an email out to supporters on Sunday noting several prominent pro-life groups," including his organization, have launched a national boycott of the Girl Scouts and sales of their Girl Scout cookies this season"

Responding to constituents on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had harsh words for President Barack Obamas plans to rely on executive orders if he cant get his agenda through Congress. In the State of the Union address last week, Obama said he would not hesitate to use executive orders if Congress does not pass his agenda.

Florida TaxWatch weighed in on Monday morning, praising Gov. Rick Scotts proposed $74.2 billion proposed budget.

"I commend Governor Scott for including many cost-savings recommendations from Florida TaxWatch," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "By increasing efficiency in state government and offering significant tax cuts, this budget shows his commitment to Florida taxpayers."

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a new ad on Friday attacking former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate in the special election for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. Sink takes on Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) announced Friday it will be hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist in a new Web ad with a significant six-figure digital ad buy. Crist is the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Sott in November, despite spending most of his political career as a Republican. The ad can be viewed here.