This is the type of hit bong sellers don't want to take.

A law that bans the sale of bongs and other smoking devices at some shops takes effect Thursday, and 26 shop owners statewide are suing the state for passing it, media are reporting.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is going to have to step it up if he wants to get back into the U.S. Senate race. Besides facing a serious challenge from billionaire investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination, Meek now must contend with increasing speculation from the national media that his campaign is floundering badly.

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is using the spotlight to push the attorney managing BP's $20 billion national, independent escrow claims account to make sure claimants in the state get their money faster. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate issued a list of six suggestions to Kenneth Ferinberg, who previously managed the independent account for the families of 9/11 victims.

Politico offered an interesting piece on Tuesday, arguing that the Democrats may be the biggest winner in the Supreme Court decision striking down local gun-control measures. Kasie Hunt argued in the article that Democrats may benefit from having the issue off the table.

With Vice President Joe Biden in Florida on Tuesday to inspect the damage caused by the oil spill in the Gulf, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the leading Republican candidate running for the U.S. Senate, offered him some advice -- and harsh words for the Obama administration.

A day after Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, called on Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, to resign from Akerman Senterfitt, a law firmed hired by BP to handle claims due to the spill in the Gulf, the Gelber campaign said that their candidate did so last week, and fired away at Aronberg -- a rare moment of acrimony in what has been a civil contest so far.

While the primary battle for the Democratic nomination for attorney general has been a close contest, unlike the spat fornomination for the U.S. Senate seat it has generally been a civil affair between Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, and Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres.

It looked for a moment as if things were about to change. BP hired Akerman Senterfitt to handle the legal mess resulting from claims due to the spill in the Gulf. Aronberg demanded Gelber resign from Akerman Senterfitt -- which he did last week.

Republican congressional candidate state Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, signed the No Climate Tax pledge being sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. In the pledge, politicians promise not to raise or create new taxes to fight climate change.

With the Supreme Court of the United States striking down local gun-control laws on Monday, former House Speaker and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio offered praise on the ruling and urged the Senate to carefully examine Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagans background.

As health-care executive Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum continue to battle for the Republican nomination, the Florida Democratic Party fired away at both of them.

"Rick Scott tries to avoid taking responsibility for his dirty deeds, while Bill McCollum spends his time sweeping other people's dirt under the rug," said Democratic spokesman Eric Jotkoff. "Whether it's shady business practices or efforts to keep Republican scandals in the shadows, Rick Scott and Bill McCollum couldn't be more ethically challenged."