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

Groups wishing to protest or demonstrate at the funerals of military members, emergency first responders, politicians and children must do so 500 feet away from the property of the area where the service is being held -- if a bill filed Wednesday by Rep. Pat Rooney, R-Palm Beach Gardens, makes it into law.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason could be treading on thin ice with the Florida Bar. The leader of Casey Anthony's defense team took time out from Tuesday's celebration to give an obscene one-fingered salute to someone in the crowd. Given his tongue-lashing of TV "talking heads" immediately after Anthony's acquittal, the recipient of Mason's middle digit was likely a member of the media. The Bar, which regulates the conduct and professionalism of attorneys in the state, may not be amused by either act.

The Republican National Committee wants to crash #AskObama on Wednesday afternoon. Heating up some "hot topics," the RNC is prompting these questions about jobs and the economy: 1. Where Are The Jobs? #AskObama 2. Why Should You Not Be Held Responsible For Your Promise That Unemployment Wouldnt Go Above 8 Percent W/Stimulus? #AskObama?? 3. You Promised To Cut The Deficit In Half By The End Of Your First Term But Actually Increased It. Is This A Failure Of Leadership? #AskObama

Here's a surprise: Tea party favorite Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressmen likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, is set to endorse Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Mitt Romney later Wednesday. What's so odd -- apart from the fact that a desert separates Romney and the tea party movement on a host of issues -- is that Chaffetz is backing the former Massachussetts governor over former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Chaffetz worked as Huntsman's chief of staff during his two-year employ under Huntsman.