The State of the Union Message given by the President has set the major guidelines for this session of Congress. The Chief Executive ably stated our national goals: . to keep the economy growing, to open for all Americans the opportunities now enjoyed by most Ameri cans, to improve the quality of life for all.” With these laudable objectives, few would quarrel. How to achieve them brings dif fering views. Since this opening message to Congress, a swift succession of other special messages have come to Capitol Hill outlining Administration views on health, (education, immigration, and foreign aid. Later the Budget Message is expected to set the price tag for the entire pro gram. Most pre-State of the Union thinking was that the President would center his remarks on a handful of proposals and permit Congress to work toward ad journment by mid-summer. But like many recent State of the Union Messaged, this one turn ed out to be broad with few promises left unmentioned. This could turn an otherwise quiet session into a series of legisla tive battles requiring Congress to resume its recent pattern of virtually year long sessions. The second Johnson State of the Union Message had much to commend it. I was encourag ed by statements that we are going to remain militarily strong to the extent that it would be 11