The President's Veto Threat Does Not Dictate the Law of Our Land
by Sen. Robert Byrd
Members of Congress are elected to make laws based on sound public policy, not to capitulate to presidential threats. Let the president issue his veto threats, but also let the Congress dutifully represent the will of the people.

The Surge is a Disaster
by Stephen Schlesinger
The addition of more troops has made absolutely no difference to the way this war is being conducted. It has only reinforced the fury of the Sunni irregulars, the Al Qaeda opportunists, the Shiite fundamentalists.