Millions of Americans, especially seniors, are fed up with the high cost of prescription drugs. Many aren't waiting for changes in the law - they are finding ways to place orders through Canadian pharmacies, sometimes with the help of local governments.

The Bush administration has opposed opening the nation's borders to prescription drugs, saying the safety of imports cannot be guaranteed. But that ignores the reality that so many Americans are going this route anyway.

A bipartisan group of Senate and House members want to change that. They have unveiled legislation that would allow Americans to legally import some drugs from Canada and two dozen other countries.

Sensing Congress is inclined to do more, 10 major pharmaceutical companies recently lowered their prices.

Pharmaceutical companies can do more - but Congress and Bush must stand up to them.

-The Poughkeepsie Journal

It was not a perfect election. As expected, there were areas where voter turnout was light. And there were instances of insurgent violence. Thirty-some deaths were part of the day, but thirty-some deaths are part of many days in Iraq.

This vote was in reality an act of defiance, a notice to those who are trying to illegally seize power in Iraq that the rank and file of the nation are sick of terrorists.

While the real significance of the election has yet to be determined, it bodes well for both Iraq and the United States.

For the United States, it may be the first real sign that an American presence in Iraq will not be required for many additional years. With this crucial election now history, the United States' best strategy may be to redouble the efforts and resources it is devoting to training Iraq's new army and civil authorities.

The sooner the United States exits Iraq the better.

-The Frederick News- Post, Frederick, Md.