By: Nancy Smith
| Posted: February 4, 2013 3:55 AM
Even folks who voted for Bill Nelson have to wonder how Senator Disappear-Down-the-Back-Stairway can make a "10 Toughest Politicians in Washington Today" list.
These days, our political parties are defined by their presidents. Their policies and their programs tend to become their respective parties' orthodoxies.
After the Shirley Sherrod debacle, President Barack Obama doesn't need to pick another fight with his African-American base. But Florida's Democratic Senate primary poses a new no-win situation.
