Shock poll: Rubio within 10 points of Crist in FloridaSource: Hot Air
These trendlines are bleak for Crist, and there's little chance of him surviving. Remember, Rubio hasn't spent a dime on media yet. This is all grassroots driven, and the teabaggers are engaged, angry, and looking for the next Scozzafava.
Florida's Biggest Tax Burden?Source: Examiner
In a state with an individual income tax rate of 0%, property taxes that are raising through the roofs of homes not yet foreclosed on, and a looming budget disaster, there's one very ornery 300-pound gorilla of a tax problem not getting nearly enough attention.

The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has been demanding a settlement from Wells Fargo bank for its involvement in auction rate sales to completely innocent consumers, since July. Auction rate securities were sold as just like cash, completely safe, with no risk.
Crist defending his conservative credentials Source: MiamiHerald.com
Facing perilous conservative revolts, Gov. Charlie Crist has been quietly reaching out to Republican county leaders throughout the state to gauge his political support, defend his policies -- and to turn on the charm.
Pythons 110,000 - people 6Source: 10connects.com
Burmese Pythons 110,000 -- people 6.
That's the bottom line of a briefing Gov. Charlie Crist got today from officials of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Lobbyists generous to Crist senate campaign Source: MiamiHerald.com
Federal lobbyists bundled more money for Charlie Crist's Senate campaign between April and July than for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's leadership committee.

Palin's down, but perhaps not out.
Sanford and Ensign smell like burnt toast, so I won't even include them on the poll.
Romney lost the nomination and the chance to run as McCain's VP choice, but comebacks have happened before.
Giuliani (see Romney)
Gov. Crist, you may now kiss the brideSource: msnbc.com
Gov. Charlie Crist became the first sitting Florida governor to wed in nearly 42 years, exchanging vows Friday at a ceremony attended by some 200 relatives, friends and celebrities.
The Scorecard: Crist running for SenateSource: Politico
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will be announcing Tuesday that he will be running for the Senate, according to a source close to the governor, giving Republicans their most high-profile recruit of the 2010 election cycle.
Unbalanced warfare not new for U.S. NavySource: msnbc.com
Not for the first time, a powerful U.S. naval fleet designed for all-out war must find a way to swat mosquitoes - in this case, pirates holding a cargo ship captain hostage off the African coast.
Gov. Charlie Crist writes off Republican criticismSource: MiamiHerald.com
Gov. Charlie Crist dismissed Republican discontent with his embrace of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan Saturday, saying he was acting on "what's good for the people.''
Crist joins Obama to sell stimulusSource: Politico
President Barack Obama told voters here Tuesday that he might have a tough time winning a second term if his plan for reviving the nation's economy doesn't work.
Gov. Crist, you may now kiss the brideSource: msnbc.com
Gov. Charlie Crist became the first sitting Florida governor to wed in nearly 42 years, exchanging vows Friday at a ceremony attended by some 200 relatives, friends and celebrities.

My family has been hurt by the current administration. First, I am out of work. Never in my life have I been out of work. I have not worked for over 7 months. I am educated. I am intelligent. I am ambitious. I am a hard and dedicated worker. I live in Florida.
McCain Expresses Regrets About PalinSource: St. Petersburg Times > Local News
"Charlie [Crist], because he's so popular, he probably would have made a significant difference," McCain said in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times and Bay News 9.
Crist owes Floridians an $8 billion answerSource: Palm Beach Post
Gov. Crist came out this week in strong and irresponsible support of Amendment 5 on the November ballot, another sign that he hopes to be a short-termer in Florida.