CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Because it is this year's first federal election, attention must be paid to the March 11 voting to fill the congressional seat vacated by the death in October of Florida Republican C.W. "Bill" Young, who served in Congress 43 years. If Democrat Alex Sink wins, the significance will be minimal because she enjoys multiple advantages. Hence if Republican David Jolly prevails, Republicans will construe this as evidence that Barack Obama has become an anvil in the saddle of every Democratic candidate.

As our liberal media continue to obsess over whether Gov. Chris Christie lied about knowing his aides were plotting to cause Bergen County traffic jams, it's worth remembering that our national networks don't care when Democrats lie even about their own life stories.

Teena Borek, one of Florida's most accomplished small-farmers -- whose epileptic husband died at 24 -- is one of dozens of Floridians coming forward to support legislation to legalize a mild form of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.

Her reasons are both personal and unselfish.

"I truly believe if my husband had access to cannabinoids, or CBD, in 1980, he would be alive today," she told Sunshine State News.