Let a thousand cranes flourish

The Palmetto Scoop, which we first thought was an organic device for beachfront dogwalkers, is all het up over a Chinese construction company being hired to build a dorm at the University of South Carolina:


Proof!

'Critics of China’s government-backed industries claim that the huge Asian country is consuming much of the world’s raw materials at an out-of-control rate. In the construction industry, CSCEC has purportedly undertaken so many massive building programs that American companies suffer exorbitant price increases caused by the scarcity of materials.

'And because USC receives public funding, this project could raise concerns over the proper appropriation of taxpayer funds and the possibility that those monies not only go to an authoritarian communist government, but could also cost countless American jobs.

'“It’s disheartening that our economy is in the toilet and unemployment is through the roof yet we’re giving money and jobs to China,” our source said.'

Buying the bonds that fund our wars is, apparently, still OK.