National ID in development : “…(T)he public’s willingness to trade some privacy for the promise of increased security seems to be slipping. A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll released last week says just more than half of all adults would support a national identification card that includes fingerprint information. Two months ago, several polls indicated that more than two-thirds of all adults would support a national ID card.” USA Today [… a paper that’s not good for much, but when even it reports that Americans are disappointing conservative expectations it’s worth noting… -FmH]