John Phillip Sousa IV, great-grandson and namesake of the famed patriotic composer, continues to pitch Dr. Ben Carson as a possible presidential candidate in 2016. Sousa, the national chairman of the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee, made the case for why conservatives should back his candidate.

Insisting Carson is a stalwart conservative, Sousa maintained he has the right beliefs.

Conservatives are starting to stand against the federal budget deal crafted by Senate Democrats led by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Republicans led by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Late Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., like Ryan a possible Republican presidential hopeful in 2016, said he opposed the deal.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) continues to pile onto former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2014 despite spending most of his career in the GOP, by linking him to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott cheered the news that Office Depot and OfficeMax, which are murging, will base their operations in Boca Ration.

We worked hard to win this new headquarters for Florida and todays victory will no doubt be a game changer for Florida and Boca Raton, Scott insisted. With the assets of OfficeMax and Office Depot, this newly formed Fortune 300 company will add more jobs and capital investment, retain 2,000 existing jobs, and create new opportunities for Florida families.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., came out swinging against President Barack Obama on Tuesday, encouraging conservatives to vote for the presidents biggest flub in 2013.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) clearly thinks that former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate in the special election for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of longtime U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., is vulnerable when it comes to Obamacare. On Tuesday, the NRCC unleashed its latest attack on Sink on the issue. The NRCC also tried to link Sink to U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), came out swinging against the mainstream media on Tuesday. Curry painted the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald as in the corner of former Gov. Charlie Crist, the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination despite spending most of his political career as a Republican.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. praised both houses of Congress for voting to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act which passed the Senate on Monday. First backed by Ronald Reagan in 1988 and renewed by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the act bans guns that arent read by metal detectors.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott doubled down on his call for a $500 million cut in taxes and fees.

On Friday, the Revenue Estimating Conference estimated the state would pull in an additional $95.7 million in new revenue in fiscal year 2013-2014 due to the strong economy. The conference estimated the state will garner $225.7 million in new revnue in fiscal year 2014-2015.

Scott said this news made it more imperative to reduce taxes and fees.

Lets Get to Work, a PAC affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is going on the attack, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist for his support of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his career as a Republican and only joining the Democrats at the end of 2012, Crist is the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Scott in 2014.

Lets Get to Work is now running a television ad showing clips of Crist expressing his support for Obamas law.