In The Middle is an attempt to focus more on what unites us than what divides us. Can two reasonable people from opposite ends of the political spectrum put aside partisanship and meet in the middle? We think so. A topic is picked, e-mails are exchanged, and the results are published here.

Phillip Winn is a registered Republican, but considers himself independent. He lives in Dallas, Texas, and didn't vote for President Bush in 2000, but did in 2004. He is the co-owner, designer, and technical administrator for Blogcritics.org.

Eric Berlin is a registered Democrat who currently lives in Pasadena, California. Pretty predictable voting record: Gore '00, Kerry '04. He is the Executive Producer of Blogcritics.org.

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• In The Middle: The Death Penalty

  — Should capital puninshment be put to death? Are there reasons on both the Right and the Left to oppose the death penalty?

  NEWS in Politics by Phillip Winn

• In the Middle: Joe Conason's Iraq War Plan

  — Has Joe Conason, writer for Salon.com and the New York Observer, come up with a legitimate and legitimately new idea to win the war in Iraq?

  OPINION in Politics by Eric Berlin

• In The Middle: John Murtha

  — Is there blood in the water, with sharks circling? Or is this solely an honest difference of opinion?

  OPINION in Politics by Phillip Winn

• In the Middle: Vice President Cheney

  — Many swirling questions lead back to one this week: What's up with Vice President Cheney?

  OPINION in Politics by Eric Berlin

• In The Middle: Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito, Jr

  — With Harriet Miers gone, Samuel Alito, Jr, takes the spotlight. Is he the next Supreme Court Justice? Should he be?

  OPINION in Politics by Phillip Winn

• In the Middle: CIA Leak Case

  — Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald has not yet announced the results of his investigation into the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. But it's coming soon, so this is as good a time as any to ask, "What's it all really mean?"

  OPINION in Politics by Eric Berlin

• In The Middle: Iraq as a "Media War"

  — Iraq in an age of 24/7 news coverage; do the hourly updates weaken America's resolve?

  OPINION in Politics by Phillip Winn

• In the Middle: Harriet Miers

  — Should Harriet Miers be confirmed as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court? Two sides dig in...

  OPINION in Politics by Eric Berlin

• In The Middle: Bill Bennett

  — In The Middle is an attempt to focus more on what unites us than what divides us. Can two reasonable people from opposite ends of the political spectrum put aside partisanship and meet in the middle? We think so.

  OPINION in Politics by Phillip Winn