Day: April 22, 2008

Curse of the midnight earmark

April 22, 2008

A principle as old as Congress is that once a bill is passed it is final. There are no do-overs or changes unless the full Congress votes them in a subsequent bill. But strange things do happen, and one of those is causing furor on Capitol Hill.

Time to stamp out ID theft

April 22, 2008

No wonder identity theft is the fastest-growing crime. Our common sense hasn’t caught up with our technology.

We let anyone have our Social Security and driver’s-license numbers. We might as well leave our wallets on a store counter and walk away. A thief with a computer can quickly empty our bank accounts.