Jim Fitzgerald As I sit in Guam, half the world away from the American South, I realize the power of the internet and satellite television. The political debates in the US are evident even here. After watching Fox News and reading several letters to the editor that were posted online, I am reminded that...

Jim Fitzgerald Several years ago, I wrote a series of columns on the burgeoning national debt. I pointed out the steep loss of Bill Clinton’s budget surplus of billions of dollars, the first President in decades to end office with a surplus. I pointed out the unbelievable increase in budget deficits...

Jim Fitzgerald Last Friday, I saw something on television that I have wanted to see for years. For 90 minutes, there was a direct exchange between the President and the opposition party, where they debated their differences on live television. It was President Obama and 140 Republicans in the same room...

Jim Fitzgerald A political shift occurred last week when Massachusetts elected a conservative Senator for the first time in 70 years. The loss of that traditionally Democratic seat in what is arguably the most liberal state in the Union sends a loud message to Washington. As John McCain alluded to, it...

Have you ever spent time reading the headlines to get the “drift” of what may be going on in the world? One of my hobbies is to visit many internet news websites and skim the headlines. Almost all of the major newspapers are online as well as a ton of bloggers. It is surprising how you can notice...