After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

On the same day the Sunshine State News Poll suggested a "McCollum Effect" could lead to Rick Scott's defeat in the Florida gubernatorial election, Attorney General Bill McCollum, finally, endorsed his fellow Republican.

The money's gone. Short of imposing new taxes, there's nothing left to get started on virtually any part of Everglades restoration. Why does that suddenly come as such a surprise? It certainly shocked Chief U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno on Thursday, because on March 31 he had ordered a $700 million reservoir that had been stopped and destroyed halfway to completion, rebuilt. The South Florida Water Management District had money then.

Juan Williams is nervous about Muslim-garbed passengers on airplanes. NPR ought to be nervous about the impending Republican tide sweeping over Congress. National Propaganda Radio's firing of Williams for alleged Islamophobia has spawned a political backlash, and when the liberal Williams is backed by conservatives, you know it's serious. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., plans to introduce legislation to end federal funding of NPR. His move follows a House bill, sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., that would do the same thing.

The candidates in the U.S. Senate race are weighing in on Florida's continued high unemployment --11.9 percent in September.