A national poll taken by ORC International and CNN reveals -- as have so many recent polls -- that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has vaulted ahead of the rest of the Republican presidential candidates.

Whos the most conservative member of the Florida congressional delegation? According to one group, its U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, followed by fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.

Heritage Action, a group affiliated with the iconic conservative organization the Heritage Foundation, released its congressional rankings last week on a host of issues including expanding school choice, energy exploration and defunding the federal health-care law backed by President Barack Obama.

Michele Bachmann, Florida's own weekend tropical disturbance, showed Republicans she's not about to let Texas Gov. Rick Perry blow her out to sea.

The August recess was a habit from back-in-the-day because at one time our U.S. Capitol didn't have the benefit of air conditioning. The Senate and House chambers are already full of hot air without Mother Nature adding to the problem.

Some of society's most intractable problems come not from its failures but from its successes. Often you can't get a good thing without paying a bad price.

WASHINGTON -- Rick Perry's rapid lead over previous Republican front-runner Mitt Romney was predictable.