With no weaseling a la "everyone's entitled to his own opinion". IMO.

But any prospect of opting-out gores so many expen$ive oxen - what do you think the chances are? With cost-plus contracts to Halliburton still de rigeur: nada under Shrub. Fire him summarily or status quo.

If half the populace doesn't even bother to vote, what % is apt to give a thought to where their info goes, less'n that huge bugaboo ID theft is given its entirely appropriate Major Notice within any such project. I found no mention of 'identity' or 'theft' - faux pas?

Alas, what with the monstrous quagmire du jour, The Draft etc. - matters like Longhorn and this scurrilous portent.. well, you know what I mean.

Ashton