Mark of the Beast? (No.)

Get ready for another round of mouth-foaming rants from your conspiracy-worrying, Ron Paul-supporting friends and loved ones. A new driver's license seems to be coming along--one developed by the Department of Homeland Security as a more secure alternative to those used now. The nation's nutjobs have been screaming about this for years. They say that America has been moving toward a federally issued identification card which would be tantamount to the New World Order's mark of the beast. But there are some key differences with this new card. For one thing, it won't be federally issued. Instead, the states will be given the option of checking driver's license applicants' information against a federal database. The new cards won't contain any kind of information-transmitting microchip, and they will only be required to drive (obviously), board an airplane, and enter government buildings. And only if you're under 50. Not such a big deal by any stretch, but still entirely unnecessary. The 9/11 plot didn't hinge on easily counterfeited driver's licenses. And for that matter, it didn't hinge on taking shampoo aboard a plane. More details here.