Legislators MIA: The Wichita Eagle blog wonders how much is too much for legislators to miss while they are in session. Some legislators have been increasingly absent, especially on Fridays.

Florida Blowout?: The latest poll from Public Policy Polling has Marco Rubio leading Charlies Crist in the Republican US Senate primary in Florida by 32 points. Rubio lead Crist 60-28 percent.

Chamber Becomes Political Force: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has signed up nearly 6 million individuals with the hopes of influencing Congress and building a lasting grassroots infrastructure.

Counting Heads for Health Care: Here's a breakdown of Democrat votes Speaker Nancy Pelosi will need in order to ram health care through the House. Democrats seem to be stopping at nothing to flip those who voted against the House health care bill in 2009. One source is reporting Speaker Pelosi has 215 votes.

Higher Tobacco Taxes: A State Senate committe is considering hiking the tax on tobacco, as well as sales tax. There will be three days on the changes starting Tuesday.

Contagious Disapproval Numbers: After the investigation of New York Governor David Paterson began, it appears he's not the only one suffering. Democrat Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has suffered a 13 point drop in his approval rating...if the drop lasts, it could bode well for the GOP in this year's race for governor.