WASHINGTON -- In the political marketplace, there's now a run on Obama shares. The left is disappointed with the president. Independents are abandoning him in droves. And the right is already dancing on his political grave, salivating about November when, his own press secretary admitted Sunday, Democrats might lose the House.

Last week's Medicare Fraud Summit in Miami was reinforced by a record takedown of scam artists who were allegedly bilking the federal health-care program.

The U.S. House of Representatives spent much of the first week back from its weeklong Fourth of July recess watching the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Senate spent much of its first week back watching the West Virginia state Legislature.Those who were taught back-in-the-day that a watched pot never boils might want to read on.

As part of our ongoing commitment to bringing the jobs and environmental benefits associated with clean energy to Southwest Florida, Kitson & Partners recently joined the ranks of Citizens for Clean Energy, a new coalition dedicated to educating and working with lawmakers to support policies that will advance the clean-energy jobs and technologies that will kick-start Floridas economy and bring an entire industry to the state.