Can Spitzer Take The Heat?

New York Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer hasn't ruled out rescinding his very unpopular plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens:

He said Friday he was standing by the plan for now, but he suggested he might consider backing off if he could not build enthusiasm for it, the reports said.

Spitzer claims giving driving credentials to people now "living in the shadows" would make traffic safer. That's the same justification offered by those who allowed illegal aliens to drive in Tennessee.

Spitzer's driving illegals program has become a national issue and a hot topic in the presidential campaign.