Smoke screen of a cliff (Staff Blog)
By pwatkins

What if our "leaders" in Washington are actually just setting us up to go over the "fiscal cliff?"
Both sides say they believe the deficit has to be cut. They paint dire pictures of economic chaos if country plummets over the increased-revenue and cut-spending cliff. So they continue to negotiate.
But, what if, those negotiations are simply something they'll point to after we're laying at the bottom of the precipice to say "We ...

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Where's Europe (Staff Blog)
By pwatkins

Did the presidential candidates even mention Europe in their "foreign policy" debate Monday night?
It seems national politicians have always paid little notice of some areas; Africa, South America, Australia. But I can't ever remember Europe being ignored.
You'd think the president would at least try to compare our economy and how it has fared over the past four years with Europe's. From a South Georgia perspective that would bolster his argument for ...

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