Remember when it seemed as if redesigning the state driver’s license was one of the most controversial issues Maine had ever confronted?

Spurred by a mandate for a form of identification that could not be easily counterfeited, the federal government told states that their licenses had to be redesigned (at significant cost) and that they had to include a variety of security devices.

President Obama may not think he had to ask Congress before approving a military intervention in Libya. But now that it’s started, Congress should be asking some hard questions of him.

First among them are, what is the goal of this operation and how does it end? How far should we be willing to go to remove Moammar Gadhafi from office, and is any outcome short of his removal acceptable?

This major county asset will only get much worse unless it is made better.