The Florida House will be led by two unexpected faces after next years elections but both of them should be ready to assume their leadership roles.

Steve Crisafulli wasnt supposed to be House speaker. As early as 2009, Chris Dorworth had sewn up the votes to become speaker after the 2014 elections. But Dorworth went down to defeat in 2012 and Crisafulli quickly picked up the pieces to become the next speaker.

Just when I thought the day-late-dollar-short Environmental Protection Agency had flushed us Floridians for good, they come up with an act of impeccable timing for the yuk-laden rivers under assault on either side of Lake Okeechobee.

This has been the worst time, politically, for President Barack Obama since he took office. Recent polls reveal that public confidence in both his domestic and foreign policies has been falling, amid revelations about their defects and dangers. Even people who once supported and defended him have now turned against him.