As the swordfish in the governor's kitchen broiled this week, the press corps stewed, and then was left out and got cold.

Confronted by a new Republican majority in the U.S. House and a sluggish economy, President Barack Obama offered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, calling for a “new era of cooperation.”

“Health care repeal passes the House; Senate action unlikely.” This is the type of headline and news crawl that has been flying around D.C. ever since the vote of 245-189 was announced in the House of Representatives last Wednesday evening.

Gov. Charlie Crist and former House Speaker Marco Rubio were hot tickets for political televisions shows Sunday morning, hitting the national airwaves to talk about their unpredictable race for the U.S. Senate.

Crist appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” dismissing an earlier pledge during a Fox News debate with Rubio when he promised to stay in the Republican primary. Those comments formed the basis of the first question host David Gregory asked Crist.