Yes, posting to a blog is fun and easy. Too easy sometimes. Just click the 'publish' button, sit back and wait for what you write to fade into oblivion. Or not.

My posting yesterday morning on the Governor's plan to make the State Police an arm of immigration might have been a little strong so I should clarify a few points. First, posts, especially those involving local issues, are sometimes designed to be more provocative than reasoned. That's the nature of blogging.

Second, don't assume that I speak with any authority. Nothing I write here is anything more than an off-the-cuff early morning take on the news. These opinions are certainly not an official stance. My views on issues often change and I'm not shy about doing an about-face when, in the course of time, I've have a chance to reconsider.

Finally, I don't presume to speak for my employer or the State Police on this issue.

Now, all that being said, I still think the Governor's plan is a bad idea. I'll backtrack a bit on assuming what the motives behind the plan are and consider that they're well intentioned. But in the end, I think if it goes through, the results will counter-productive.