None of the candidates in the Fox News/Google debate has shown great strength at the polls in his or her home state. They have tended to underperform rather than overperform the base Republican vote in seriously contested races.

Voting patterns since the 2006 midterm elections show that newmoderate Democrats make up for the loss of Republican moderates.

If an underestimated team from western Pennsylvania can win the Super Bowl, then maybe an underestimated Republican senator from western Pennsylvania can win reelection.

Congress must permit donors to accept third-party benefits for saving the life of a stranger, otherwise desperate patients and donors will continue to be reluctant co-conspirators in crime.

November 2006 is still a long way off, but if early signs are any indication we will not see a major shift in either direction in the Senate.

It has been a long time since Pennsylvania has mattered in the presidential election.