Somewhere I picked up a new description. Zig zag. It goes better with a waltz.
So, Liza, is the Spitzer drivers license thing a big deal in New York? And do you think it'll make any difference at election time?

In East Tennessee there's an undercurrent which I can feel. People with a moderately good education, living in better than average houses, and driving better than necessary cars come at the "illegal" question dyspeptically. The state passed a drivers ID law and that has not entered conversations I've heard. (Heck, I had to get one of those in order to board a plane, except theirs allow operation of a vehicle and require proof of insurance.) The beef is about taking places in schools, which are overfull because of increased newcomers from other states, and getting welfare without paying taxes, which is hard to substantiate. Because of the history of the region, Section 8, meals on wheels, AFDC, and other poverty benefits are largely used by white people who have lived in these parts most of their lives. Regardless, it is maybe helping Fred Thompson drain off votes from Republican frontrunners.