President Barack Obama may be ready to throw in the towel, backing what he hasn't before -- a temporary continuation of across-the-board tax cuts, even for the wealthiest taxpayers.

Top Obama aide David Axelrod told the Huffington Post that the president's capitulation probably is the only way middle-class taxpayers will be able to keep their tax cuts. It's just the political reality in the face of the president's congressional losses last week, he said.

It shouldn't surprise anybody in Florida who's been watching state politics that Politico's list of "10 of the greatest 2010 campaigns" would include Marco Rubio -- but guess what? The list begins with Rubio.

Any minute now, President Barack Obama's bipartisan commission on reducing the federal debt will release a draft calling for a tax code overhaul and deep cuts in miliatary and domestic spending starting in 2012.

The idea, according to the New York Times, is to whack off close to $4 trillion from all projected deficits for eight years -- till 2020.

The man who was a significant force in state politics for 20 years -- first in the House, then in the Senate -- returned to public office Tuesday when the voters of St. Lucie County elected him their property appraiser. Former Senate President Ken Pruitt won handily.

The victory party's already rocking at the Biltmore in Coral Gables where 300-plus journalists -- not only from Florida but from all over the world -- are jockeying for position in a cavernous ballroom. Only thing missing is the victor.

One bowled-over British photographer asked Sunshine State News, "What a madhouse. Will Rubio run for president in 2012?"

Who knows. But Charlie Crist might hope so. He'll be looking for a race to suit up for.

One irate citizen grabs a sign out of the hands of another irate citizen. Terrifying? Hmmm. You be the judge.

Somebody throw U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson a very long rope.

He's in a hole the size of a lunar crater.

According to Florida Division of Elections records, the bombastic Democrat has to find some kind of unearthly rocket in that space suit of his or he's going nowhere. Finished in CD 8.

Here's the problem.

In CD 8, as of late Friday, 26,000 Republicans have already voted absentee; the number for Democrats is 20,000.

In the early-voting column, 15,000 Republicans and 10,000 Democrats have early-voted.

CNN announced during Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room" Thursday night that former President Bill Clinton spoke to Kendrick Meek earlier in the day, suggesting to the Miami Democrat that he throw in the towel in the U.S. Senate race.

Blitzer said Clinton believes Meek is mired too far down in third place in the race. He said Clinton told Meek if he drops out, it will give independent Charlie Crist, in second place, a better chance to beat current front-runner Marco Rubio, the Republican.

Meek turned Clinton down, Blitzer said.

It probably comes as no shock to anybody, but Rasmussen Reports makes it official:

Americans think Congress is doing a lousy job and they're out there screaming, We want a do-over!

The latest Rasmussen national telephone survey, released Thursday, finds that 65 percent of likely American voters say if they had a chance on Election Day, they would vote to get rid of the whole kit and kaboodle in Congress -- every member -- and start again.