Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana shows no signs of heading to the political sidelines despite pulling out of the presidential race in May.

Roemer first set his eyes on the Republican nomination but, after being left out of the debates, he went third party as he attempted to snag the nomination with Americans Elect and the Reform Party. With Americans Elect opting not to run a presidential candidate in 2012, Roemer ended his presidential bid.

One of the basic tenets of American conservatism is that there are more important aspects to life than politics and government.

With Chief Justice John Roberts offering the swing vote on the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold most of the Obamacare law, conservatives are throwing jabs at the Republican-appointed chief justice, trying to find bright spots in his ruling.

Ohio has always ranked as one of the biggest prizes in American presidential history. While the Buckeye State continually battles with Virginia in an endless argument over which of them produced more presidents, six presidents -- William Henry Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding -- were based there while two presidents born there -- Ulysses S. Grant and Benjamin Harrison -- rose to power from other states.

Think Florida has no connection to the Declaration of Independence? Actually, Florida played a large role in the lives of four of the signers, three of whom celebrated the first Independence Day in Florida on July 4, 1781.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, plans to end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with an event in Tampa on the eve of the Republican National Convention in August.

While Paul will bring around 200 delegates to the convention, he is not expected to speak or to endorse former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who is expected to be nominated in Tampa.

Paul will be speaking in Tampa on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the University of South Floridas Sun Dome in Tampa.

A prominent national pundit unveiled his look at congressional races in November and maintained that freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., ranks as the most vulnerable member in the Florida delegation to lose his seat to the other party.

With the Supreme Court deciding on Thursday to uphold most of the federal health-care law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, the issue moves to the center stage of the close battle in Florida as Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson looks to win a third term.

Nelson, who voted for the health-care law back in 2010, doubled down on his support of it on Thursday after the court ruled to uphold it.

With the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday upholding most of the federal health-care law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, the Florida delegation in Congress is gearing up for a repeal vote scheduled for July and dividing on party lines.

U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced after the court decision was released that he would schedule a vote to repeal the health-care law when Congress returns from the Independence Day recess.