Wow. Most of those who are paying any attention to the story of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s plan to issue drivers licenses to illegal immigrants will know that he has abandoned that effort. What impresses me is the spin he attempts to put on the plan.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday he was abandoning a plan to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, but said that the federal government had “lost control” of its borders and left states to deal with the consequences.

I agree with him that the federal government has lost control of the borders, but how does offering the incentive of identification help in any way?

But those who want to bring these potential Democrat voters illegal immigrants “out of the shadows” just don’t get it.

“This governor was not defeated by anything other than the hate in this country toward immigrants right now,” said Rep. Jose Serrano, a Bronx Democrat.

It is NOT hate toward immigrants. It is about security, sovereignty, and the rule of law.

No matter how you try to spin it.