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U.S. Congressman Allen West responds to the statement " I just can't believe a Republican State Senate is stabbing you in the back" made by an audience member at the Boca Raton Chapter Palm Beach County Tea Party meeting. (VIDEO)

Floridians love controversy, whether it’s centered on South Beach’s self-indulgence, Key West’s kookiness or the butterfly ballot’s brouhaha. We love controversy so much that we’ll create it where none exists. A 2007 forum question posted on City-Data.com asked, “Why is there so much racism in Florida?” Florida’s “racists” later chose a Cuban-American U.S. senator, a black female lieutenant governor and an African-American U.S. House member. Go figure. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, likes controversy. She’s an uber-liberal congresswoman. She often ridicules conservative Republicans (I know, I’m getting redundant here).

Martinez resignation before term expires is disappointing. Martinez resignation before term expires is disappointing. Sen. Mel Martinez makes early exit Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to cut his term short by 17 months caps a historic though unfulfilled career for the first Cuban-American senator, while handing Gov. Charlie Crist a unique opportunity to choose a temporary successor as he runs for the job himself. ``My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country and at this stage in my life, and after nearly 12 years of public service in Florida and Washington, it's time I return to...

TAMPA - Betty Castor's tenure as president of the University of South Florida is a major building block as she assembles support in her run for the U.S. Senate. But one episode in that presidency could come back to bite the candidate: Castor's handling of the case of Sami Al-Arian, the former professor accused of operating a support cell for Palestinian terrorists while at USF. Castor essentially left the matter up to law enforcement, choosing not to challenge Al-Arian in light of the twin employment protections of a union contract and academic freedom. Her administration's stance was controversial. So far,...

"There is no Democratic Party in Florida," snapped Monte Friedkin, Palm Beach County Democratic chairman, one of several activists wanting the ouster of state party chairman Bob Poe. "We need to start acting more like Republicans."