New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer finally raised the white flag on his controversial plan to allow undocumented aliens to get a driver's license, which he claimed would have made the roads safer, while lowering the number of uninsured drivers and overall insurance costs as well. It's too bad insurers didn't weigh in on the merits of this political hot potato, says NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman, who invites readers to respond on his blog today at www.property-casualty.com.

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