Nancy Smith

Steve MacNamara leads a charmed life.

Daniel Ruth is a funny guy. I like colorful writing, so I'm a big fan. But mostly I like his columns' style, not so much their content.

One of the hot national topics rolling into this week is whether Barack Obama's campaign, reeling on its heels as it is, needs an intervention.

Give Bill Nelson credit for moxy.

Great story the governor tells about turning up at the polls dead. You might think that would win a few hearts and minds for the guy.

In a ballot initiative that caught the attention of Florida tea party conservatives and low-tax advocates the country over, North Dakota voters on Tuesday said "no" to making their state the first

The Tampa Bay Times has a political statement to make, OK, I get it. But their editors used a reckless comparison to make it, and I can't let that go without comment.

Don't trust your own judgment? Take I-95 north till you reach the 70-mile Nanny Corridor between New Jersey and New York City.

Listen to Florida's short-sellers and you'd think the tax system in this state is crumbling like a moldy cracker.

It's easy to see why Ron Paul scores a fan base the envy of sports franchises and rock stars.

The headline reads, "Voting rights groups ask Scott to stop noncitizen voter purge." Think about it. Why would any voting rights group in America do a thing like that?

And you thought the let-em-eat-cake boys all work on Wall Street. Little did you know.

Have you taken a gander at the salary-plus of Florida's public-university presidents?

There is no task force looking at Florida's minimum mandatory sentences and in all probability, none is coming. What a travesty.

I feel like the kid in the back of the class with her hand raised, jumping up and down in the chair. Ooh, ooh, I know the answer, teacher! Call on me!

Confirming a rumor circulating around the Capitol late last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced Saturday that he has appointed Adam Hollingsworth, 43, as his new chief of staff.