The Opinion Blog

Food Card Use Soars

Wednesday’s editorial highlights the fact that more S.C. families than ever need help buying food.

The number of Horry County residents using federal food cards (still popularly known as food stamps) increased by 28.7 percent in August from August 2008.

Sanford accepted help from economic 'savior,' too

Today's editorial notes that Gov. Sanford is no stranger to the "savior-based economics" he decried on national TV this week:

Gov. Mark Sanford gained national notoriety recently with his comment on CNN that America is headed toward a "savior-based economy." In reaction to the stimulus package under construction in Congress, the governor said a better approach to restoring long-term growth would be to overhaul the nation's economic fundamentals with a regime of low taxes and reduced federal spending.

"A problem that was created with building up too much debt will not be solved with yet more debt," Sanford told moderator John King.

Karmic justice abounds at the inauguration

Ripped from the wires ... Kathleen Parker notes that the application of justice doesn't always require a court of law:

By KATHLEEN PARKER

WASHINGTON -- It may be time to take a closer look at karmic justice -- that mysterious quid pro quo by which good and bad acts are rewarded in kind.

One needn't believe in past lives and reincarnation to note that there's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Put another way: What goes around comes around.