I didn’t get this up here yet. It’s an op-ed from Republican Rick Santorum and Democrat Harris Wofford published in last week’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

An excerpt below, the full piece here.

Among the many questions before us then, and especially before the next president, is do we push forward with these bold, lifesaving initiatives and seize the opportunity to deliver a truly historic blow against hunger, disease and poverty? Or will our next president shrink back and not follow through on commitments to those suffering from poverty and disease?

These are uncertain times. All of us are faced with skyrocketing energy prices, a limping economy, two wars and threats from abroad. Yet the fight against extreme poverty and disease is not a zero-sum game, nor does it reside in a foreign policy vacuum, isolated from our efforts to combat terrorism or deal with unstable regimes.

We may differ on key aspects of our military engagement overseas, but we do agree that American generosity through foreign assistance, and the alleviation of poverty in volatile countries and regions is a form of “soft power” that we cannot afford to under fund.

I’m happy to announce that ONE is forging some common ground here in the Keystone State.

Former Senators—and former political opponents—Rick Santorum (a Republican) and Harris Wofford (a Democrat) have signed on to serve as Pennsylvania ONE Vote ’08 co-chairs. As co-chairs, Sens. Santorum and Wofford will help lead ONE’s efforts here in Pennsylvania to showcase the opportunity the next president—whoever it is—has to make a lifesaving, game-changing difference in the fight against global poverty.

From Philly to Pittsburgh, I’ve already seen ONE’s message breaking through on the campaign trail. The candidates are fielding questions on how they, as president, will fight HIV/AIDS and malaria, help save the lives of babies and mothers from preventable diseases and work to put more children in school across Africa.

Now with Sens. Wofford and Santorum signed on, we are ready to turn up the volume on our efforts.

“I look forward to hearing from Senators McCain and Obama on how they intend to address these vital issues should they enter the White House,” Sen. Santorum told us.

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