Just a point to make here. No one is saying that SNAP recipients have to shop at one of the high-priced organic places. It's just dismaying, standing in line trying to figure out how to feed your family on a budget, with no extras, and the person in front of you has all manner of snack foods and junk food, and pays for it with food stamps. There should be a limit to the TYPES of food that can be purchased with food stamps - meat, veggies, starches and the like. I have even seen people go into the Kangaroo, and pay for a coke and a bag of Cheetos with food stamps. THAT is abuse, it's widespread, and does need to be addressed.
Please find another occupation, as journalism is obviously not your strong suit. Voter suppression? You mean like the Black Panthers with batons outside a polling place in Philly, dissuading White folks from voting? Or voting machines in NC and Ohio that default to Obama when Romney is selected? If a person is too stupid to obtain an ID, I really cringe at the thought of them deciding the next leader of the free world.
Chris, I just gotta know - where was all this due journalistic diligence when Obama was running for president? Oh, that's right. It only applies to Republicans. Dems get a pass. You really need to rethink your career path. Journalism is definitely not your strong suit.
I think many here are missing the point. It's not that he donates to things that you are against, but rather to things that he is for. I haven't heard him demonize gays, only proclaim what he believes in. Are his opinions and beliefs incendiary only because it's not what you believe in? For folks that like to preach tolerance, ya'll come off, well, intolerant. The hypocrisy is astounding.
Re: “Mark Sanford's victory is a triumph of ideology over decency”
"This is the man who will now go back to Washington and stand foursquare with other Tea Party radicals to block and obstruct the Obama agenda by any and all means."
Ever think that this is the reason we elected him? Someone has to put a stop to Obama's socialist agenda, and a Republican majority, featuring Tea Party members is just the cure. Hopefully, they can keep the Usurper's hands tied for another 3 1/2 years before he can do any more damage.
"He is the product of an ancient Southern ideology which has little patience with public policy, a partisanship which tolerates no wavering or questioning of purpose."
Wow. You just described the Obama administration. You are nothing more than a liberal shill, Moredock. Get your head out of the sand and look around at the Third World country you and your ilk are trying to turn this nation into, with your insanely misguided socialistic policies. We American patriots are not just gonna lie down and let that happen.