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

A Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll released on Friday found that Florida Republicans remain undecided on who they want to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. While Nelson was beating the various Republican hopefuls, he failed to crack 50 percent against any of them despite his decades on Floridas political stage.

The University of Miami football program declared several players ineligible as the school tries to get out ahead of an NCAA investigation, ESPN reported Friday. The players were not identified, but quarterback Jacory Harris and up to 12 other teammates are being investigated for their alleged connections to convicted ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, who claims he provided cash and other inducements to Miami players since he became a team booster in 2001. Simply being declared ineligible now does not necessarily mean a player would miss any games, ESPN said.

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas -- who is leading the field of Republican presidential candidates in three national polls released this week -- announced that he would be heading to Tampa for the CNN/Tampa Tea Party Express Debate which will be held on Sept. 12.

In yet another warning sign to Barack Obama, two national opinion polls show deep public skepticism about the Left's big-government agenda. A new Rasmussen survey reported that 50 percent of Americans believe the federal government has too much influence over the states, with just 11 percent saying Washington doesn't wield enough clout.