Is that the best you can do?

The Democrats in Texas don't like the GOP legislation that will require voters to produce photo ID. Their first argument was that it would be too hard for the poor and the handicapped to get photo ID. After provisions were made for those groups, the Democrats had to come up with another objection, because they can't say, "You know, we're the beneficiaries of voter fraud, so we don't want honest elections."

So now they've come up with "it will cost too much." I'm left scratching my head. How will requiring photo ID of voters cost the state? "We'll have to advertise it," they say. Why can't the newspapers just include the info in the polling place lists they always publish? Or in the legal notices of elections?

My grandmother used to tease us about our childish attempts at artwork and other things. "Is that the best you can do?" she would laugh. I'm sure if she were here she'd be asking those Democrats the same thing.

"Democrats question cost of voter ID bill." The Dallas Morning News; March 2, 2011; p. 3A.