This is the year when non-politicians will oust the professionals.  Among the longest serving of these career politicians is Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida.  Nelson, who began practicing law in 1970, was elected as a state representative in 1972 and, except for a stint following his unsuccessful 1990 gubernatorial campaign, has been in public office ever since. This time Nelson's likely Republican opponent will be Gov. Rick Scott.  Scott just turned in a required financial disclosure to the U.S. Senate showing that his family wealth exceeded $255 million.  I'm sure that will be a point of attack against him.  In the liberal mind, it is, after all, a crime to have been successful, even though some of the richest members of Congress are Democrats.  What Scott's critics overlook is that he earned every penny of his wealth: he grew up in a working-class family and made his way through college on the G.I. bill after...(Read Full Article)