In a local example of the adage "politics makes strange bedfellows," Democratic state Sen. Darryl Rouson is joining New College of Florida to teach law. The longtime St. Petersburg Democrat will serve as a presidential scholar and professor of trial litigation at the conservative-leaning Sarasota school. This year, Rouson termed out of his Senate seat, which includes parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. He had been considering a run for his old House seat, which state Rep.