No sooner had I posted here about Chas Freeman’s support for a national ID than he withdrew his candidacy to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council.

With a number of controversies roiling, the national ID issue may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back of Freeman’s aspirations to the intelligence post. Indeed, it may have been the mighty power of this blog, the acid keyboard of yours truly, that served as the catalyst . . . maybe.

National-ID-Backing Intel Chief Steps Down is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog