After all the uproar over Sen. Joe Lieberman’s congressional primary loss, the national attention may soon shift to Indiana’s 9th Congressional District. Political experts have identified this district race -- which pits Republican incumbent Mike Sodrel against Democratic former congressman Baron Hill -- as one of the most critical in the nation this fall. That’s because the Republicans are trying to keep their majority in Congress, and the Democrats are hoping to overtake it.

Last evening I spent nearly five hours inside the Xcel Center. While there were multiple speakers, it was former New York mayor and former Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani whom I would most like to meet. He was funny, honest and persuasive.