It's all about the new voters, says A.J. DiCintio, writing for the online New Media Journal.

DiCintio cites that reason in his theory on why New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is pressing ahead with his plan to offer driver's licenses to illegal aliens, even in the face of substantial public opposition.

In short, since motor-voter laws require folks who show up to get a license to also be asked if they want to register to vote, DiCintio says this is about boosting the voting pool. And, DiCintio says, the first party listed on the New York registration form check-off list is the Democratic Party.

Of course this theory begs some questions. For example, New York's voter pool is not exactly short on Democratic voters already, so why face all this outrage over something with marginal effects? And the Spitzer plan does have some restrictions that will keep many illegal aliens from being able to get licenses. But the article is an intriguing take on the situation.

— Stephe Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times