Washington among states balking at national ID

From the article:

The Maine Legislature on Jan. 26 overwhelmingly passed a resolution objecting to the Real ID Act of 2005. The federal law sets a national standard for driver's licenses and requires states to link their record-keeping systems to national databases.

Within a week of Maine's action, lawmakers in Georgia, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington state also balked at Real ID. They are expected soon to pass laws or adopt resolutions declining to participate in the federal identification network.

h/t Slashdot.

Overheard in the kitchen at work

"If you had chemically pure caffeine, how much, say, 151 would you have to cut it with before it wouldn't kill you?"

And later, "First, where would I get chemically pure caffeine and, second, who would I test it on?"

Quotes of the day for Reagan's birthday

Via the Patriot Post.

THE FOUNDATION

“Pious, just, humane, temperate, and sincere... his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting... correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private charter gave effulgence to his public virtues.” —Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee’s eulogy to George Washington

INSIGHT

“He quoted Thomas Merton, ‘We must be content to live without watching ourselves live, work without expecting immediate reward, love without instantaneous satisfaction, exist without special recognition.’ The president then wrote, ‘In today’s modern world many would challenge Merton’s statement and ask why we must be content to live this way.’ He answered that question with some of the best advice I’ve ever received: ‘Because our nation was built by men who dedicated their lives to building our country for the sake of their children and countrymen, without taking the time to worry about receiving recognition for their efforts’.” —Oliver North

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A True Martyr

Michael Yon tells us about him.