Time has an article that states that the surge may be backfiring. The article states that this is due to having troops leave safe areas to occupy dangerous areas that are very vulnerable to attack. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1614091,00.html?cnn=yes
Meanwhile on the home front, Cheney and Reid are calling each other names, trading mama jokes and saying things like "You started it!" and "Make a move, tough guy!" http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/congress.iraq.ap/index.html
