I'm wondering if Pat isn't considering retiring. He's up for election in two years and isn't doing any real fund-raising that I'm aware of and only has about $700,000 on hand. If he retires it'll be an interesting race because there aren't any Republicans in major state-wide office, and the probably Democratic candidate is well funded and well known in the eastern half of the state.
Remember when the intelligence committee was considered "non-partisan", as it should be, because it dealt with our nation's security?
I could handle Hatch or Bond over Warner.