Economy Goes Boom in the Underground
Well, that's a bit of hyperbole, but, lest the eyes glaze over, "economy" always needs a little jazzing up. And, even though gjohnsit's diary has got good traction, a bit of elaboration on the theme...
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Rayonier Stinking Up the Altamaha
One of the main problems with our speculative economy seems to be that gambling makes people impervious to reality. How else to explain that a company like Rayonier can let its Performance Fiber...
View ArticleDistraction and Disguise: Koch Tactics 101
How do the Koch Brothers (Charles and David) get away with their scofflaw behavior? By distracting the populace and disguising their real motivation. Distraction and disguise might seem to be contrary,...
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GA Coast: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Let's start with the good, the latest pictures by James R. Holland from the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge on the northern end of McIntosh County. The Gang's all here: Having a pool...
View ArticleGA: Senate -- Verbiage
2014 is going to go down in history as the Year of the Woman. I'm not usually into making predictions, but it seems pretty clear that the women of America have concluded that enough is enough and the...
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GA: Senate--What a lovely oppo!!!
What a lovely opposition this Michelle has got! What higher compliment could be paid than to partner her with Barack Obama? And it's probably not because Ms. Nunn's first name is Michelle. I could...
View ArticleRehydrating the Aquifer
Rehydrating the Floridan aquifer, whence both South Georgia and much of the state of Florida draw their drinking water supplies, is definitely in order. Decades of draining surface waters into the...
View ArticleIt's not the money; it's the lies.
My daddy done told me two things I've taken to heart.The first was,"it's not the sleeping; it's the lying awake" that creates problems when it comes to sex.The second was, "if you're crossing the...
View ArticleGA: Hudgens in the Pumpkin Patch
The Burtsare probably going to regret inviting Georgia's Republican candidates to publicize their "Fun Farm" just before opening day.Having a woman, Nydia Tisdale, who'd just won a case in the Georgia...
View ArticleLabor Day Rally
President Obama's speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin excerpted for people with not much time.http://youtu.be/...
View ArticleTurning Politics into a National Pastime is good for Business
Of course, New Hampshire has appreciated the paychecks that flow from being the first in the nation to hold a Presidential primary. But, other states are catching on. When was the last time you heard...
View ArticleWaiting..............for Dailykos.com
Perhaps the most annoying aspect of being nickle and dimed to death with fees and fines and tolls and service charges and conntributions is the time we waste being dunned and waiting for someone to...
View ArticleNews from Georgia--the sand hills
There are sand hills in Georgia, as there are in New Hampshire, because the ocean's shore used to be much further inland. The sand hill ecology is much different from the wetlands, but, wherever there...
View ArticleGA: Governor
Jason Carter visited the Georgia Coast this past weekend. That's because, as he said, he's not aiming just "to be the Governor of Atlanta." What he is going to be is the Governor of education, economic...
View ArticleGeorgia is a Socialist State
The citizens of Georgia just don't know it. In part that's because "social" has been turned into a dysphemism for "national," referring to the nation of which they want to be proud but by which they...
View Article"The Show-Off Society"
Paul Krugman, in Thursday's op-ed referred to conservatives as show-offs. And he started his little essay with the assertion thatLiberals talk about circumstances; conservatives talk about character....
View ArticleGA: Senate -- Free eats, if you vote right.
The Republican mantra of "no free lunch," gets translated into a variety of conditional situations. What it boils down to is that, while there may be a right to life, sustenance has to be earned by...
View ArticleGA: Senate -- Voter Rally with Michelle Nunn
Tomorrow, in Savannah, the genteel lady by the sea.Democrats in Georgia, whose historical strength was in the urban areas of the northwest, have woken to the fact that Georgians are democrats, albeit...
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My Adventures at the 12 Star Ranch
12 Star Ranch LLC" is the moniker chosen by one Francis Williams of Whitehouse, Ohio for an 1175 acre parcel he picked up cheap from the bank, after Buffalo Creek LLC, which had forked over $2.8...
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They're Stealing Michelle Signs in Georgia
Smacks of desperation. But, it's typically juvenile. They steal Democrats' signs in New Hampshire, too. And then we win.
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