I predict that astrologer is going to be looking for a new job. She was wrong about everything. A better financial year? Didn't see that mortgage crisis coming, huh? Funny. A lot of other people did. And they weren't even astrologers.

Darn you Mr plow!

Anyhoo...I predict that '08 will be like '07...but alot more worser.

I predict Hillary Rodham Clinton will become the first woman president, and the last US president. I predict after she is sworn at..er...in....the beginnings of World War combat will begin shortly afterwards and she will do more damage to the US than any prez before her, including Dick Cheney. I also predict gas will hit $8/gallon, Cheney will laugh his ass all the way to Dubai, and the US electorate will blame all it's problems on everyone in the world, except themselves, cuz that's just human nature.

Same old, same old.

Heads will explode!

ConcernedCanuck @ 7:

I predict Hillary Rodham Clinton will become the first woman president, and the last US president. I predict after she is sworn at..er...in....the beginnings of World War combat will begin shortly afterwards and she will do more damage to the US than any prez before her, including Dick Cheney. I also predict gas will hit $8/gallon, Cheney will laugh his ass all the way to Dubai, and the US electorate will blame all it's problems on everyone in the world, except themselves, cuz that's just human nature.

I think Canada should cut all diplomatic ties with us as a nation that sponsors terror. Expel all our American dignitaries. Issue a nationwide travel advisory for any others left inside. It's about time Canada rocked the boat a little. You're perfectly poised to be the new beacon of freedom, democracy, and universal health care in the western world.

Mitt will flip.

McCain will flop.

Bush will lie.

Cheney will lie, cheat, and steal.

Republicans will fornicate with same-sex republicans.

Democrats will wimp-out.

Kids will die of illness.

Kids will die of bombs and bullets.

Bush will lie some more.

Clinton gets nominated...

..and so does Ron Paul.

I predict Fox News scandals, resulting in a shift of message. And Republicans being defeating overall, no matter what they campaign on.

ConcernedCanuck @ 7:

I predict Hillary Rodham Clinton will become the first woman president, and the last US president. I predict after she is sworn at..er...in....the beginnings of World War combat will begin shortly afterwards and she will do more damage to the US than any prez before her, including Dick Cheney. I also predict gas will hit $8/gallon, Cheney will laugh his ass all the way to Dubai, and the US electorate will blame all it's problems on everyone in the world, except themselves, cuz that's just human nature.

lol or Paraquay how much land did Papy get right over a rich aquifer?

Oh and maybe not 8$, but count on Solar/Electric making headway to be the eventual Energy Champ.

Plants have been doing it for billions of years, it's a proven technology. ;)

The Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 1.50% because they want to bolster the Yen. This will be the final nail in the coffin of the global economy as it collapses, because every corporation and bank in the world has been borrowing Yen at near zero interest for the past 10-15 years, and now they'll have to unwind those trades.

I wish the webmaster'd have warned us 'bullshit video ahead'.

Why did I have to watch even 1/2 a minute of that crap?

As for predictions... can Americans be any more disempowered than when the temptation is to predict, rather than to march to WDC and ask the motherfucker to get out and throw his ass in jail as he SO deserves?

The only people in the USA willing to die for an idea, however fucked up it may be, appear to be the 200 000 guinea pigs stuck up in Irak and Afghanistan.

Michael Savage will try (and fail) to bite the head off of a Muslim.

George Bush will be assassinated in Israel. The Puppet Government of Pervez Musharaff will be overthrown by the people of Pakistan, just like the Cuban and Iranian People before them. And Ron Paul will win the Presidency after the fall.

Mitt's gonna flip, and start running as a woman.

Then he's gonna 'flop' for anyone who will promise their vote.

Might work, if he don't get pregnant.

"I think Canada should cut all diplomatic ties with us as a nation that sponsors terror. Expel all our American dignitaries. Issue a nationwide travel advisory for any others left inside. It’s about time Canada rocked the boat a little. You’re perfectly poised to be the new beacon of freedom, democracy, and universal health care in the western world."

We would never do something like that. We are currently amazed that your economy is tanking and ours is soaring. That NEVER happens.

talcott?

No, you won't.

Never in the history of the world have the chief executive official of a country AND his vicepresident breached SO many laws in SO little time with SO little benefit for the American people.

I'll post it again: the only people in the USA willing to die for an idea, however fucked up it may be, are the 200 000 guinea pigs stuck up in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It would have sufficed with the whole extraordinary rendition shame for ANY western government to bite the dust, big time. And, for what the monks and the people in Burma, Chile, South Africa, Palestine and so many other places, have taught us all, it only gets ballsier the further from the West one goes.

Then again, that would have been the case in a western country with people with a bit more of cojones than what the average American citizen, in his/her refusal to confront the dis-government in Washington, appears to have. If any at all.

Anybody notice how seamless the transition was from presidential candidates to actors?

What are the predictions for Kucinich's wife's tongue piercing in 2008? I think its a sagitarius.

I predict that too many American voters will be successfully hornswoggled by Republican BS.

Now lets try on some substance. I don't like Glenn Beck and I don't agree with everything Ron Paul says, but this is the single best interview I have seen with any candidate. They spent 41 minutes discussing just about all issues. Beck threw in some BS and even some personal concerns that have nothing to do with Paul or the election, but there was a great discussion of issues.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8417135044213597647&q=glenn+beck...

I heard this is a series. Anybody else seen any other candidates get this much interview time?

Susan Miller "This is a Cancer country"

Under Bush/Cheney we have been a cancer on the world that's for sure.

My predictions: More war, more debt.

More predictions: Politicians will continue to tote guns, shoot small animals and use sports analogies to appeal to an increasingly dumbed down US electorate.

curtilingus @ 41:

Now lets try on some substance. I don't like Glenn Beck and I don't agree with everything Ron Paul says, but this is the single best interview I have seen with any candidate. They spent 41 minutes discussing just about all issues. Beck threw in some BS and even some personal concerns that have nothing to do with Paul or the election, but there was a great discussion of issues.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8417135044213597647&q=glenn+beck...

I heard this is a series. Anybody else seen any other candidates get this much interview time?

The Stoussel interview is better very thoughtful conversation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJz81lAwY0M

Malachi Constant @ 24:

C&L's a good site, but I wish they wouldn't waste our time on this. This is the kind of idiotic fluff that's already all over the useless mass media.

No one is forcing you to read the thread. Besides, it's a pretty slow news day (other than Bhutto)

Mitt's gonna learn to 'Moon Walk', so no one will be able to tell which way he's going, and won't be able to accuse him of changing direction.

President a better year? I can't wait for the bastard to be impeached. It better happen soon.

The closer we get to election day, 2008, the greater is going to be the demand for snake oil.

Buy now.

What I hope will happen:

Ron Paul wins GOP nomination, which will show everyone how out of touch the MSM/GOP is. Edwards or Kucinich wins Pres.

What I know will happen:

The biggest flip-flopper (ie: Giuliani or Romney) wins GOP nomination. Hillary wins Pres, and VP will be some other corporate whore, such as Rahm Emmanuel.

Oh and one more prediction:

Pandering politicians will continue to refuse to be truthful to fat, dumb, lazy Americans that it is their self indulged conspicuous consumption, glutenous appetite for oil to fuel their 15 mpg SUVs and Humvees that have brought so much suffering on this nation and the planet and that that coupled with our intervenious foreign policy for our own economic interests is the real reason so many hate us and not because others "hate freedom" as Chimperor repeats ad naseum.

Gore and Cheney are late entries into the '08 contest.

UGH! NAH!

My faith in this nation was soundly beaten down in 2000 and then stamped into dust in 2004. I no longer believe that I live in a place where the superficial does NOT reign supreme. This place is like the Simpson's town of Springville, where a crowd can be turned easily at will at the drop of a hat... a very SUPERFICIAL hat. Although the GOP have driven this nation into the dirt, and it has been shown to us time after time after time the deceit and greed that is the lifeblood of that party, I think all it will take is a well planned media blitz by the likes of others like Karl Rove and America will FORGET EVERYTHING... in other words, it aint over til it's over folks. My wish? My wish is that Hillary will NOT take office (although she will do better than any GOP on the roster) as I am sick of being ruled by one of only two families for the past 20 years... I thought we were beyond royal families and kings. My wish is that Barack Obama and John Edwards will join forces and take the White house. My wish is that America will totally revamp the election process and GET RID of the lobby, get rid of the Electoral vote, and evenly distribute (money, media time, and ALL expenses) among all candidates from all parties. My prediction? My prediction is that regardless of who gets elected, that GREED and POWER-LUST will prevail... business as usual.

I predict that a surprising number of the predictions on this thread will turn out to be true.

'Two' would qualify as 'surprising'.

I don't know what's worse to bear seeing on the tube - astrology, or that other popular mythological time waster....what's it called again? Oh, yeah, religion. Unbearable!

"As I mentioned on this thread, the team at Crooks & Liars wants to be able to enjoy some time off before we start full blast again with the primary season. We’ve decided to offer a mid-day open thread every day. If you don’t want to be part of it, don’t. But don’t begrudge us time off once a year. Sheesh."

Time well deserved Nicole....OH another prediction.......John Amato declares himself Independant candidate for US Prez and wins by landslide....chooses Nicole Belle as VP!!!!!!!!!

Great...this nation doesn't listen to the fact about what is coming ahead but all heed the astrologer! she'll know what is going on!

It's no wonder we're the hillbilly-backward-ass-country!

Lonel,

You've gotta ditch the "cojones" references: it will be "vaginas" in 08
The Cowboys win the Superbowl
The Spurs win The NBA again
The Longhorns' Football Team will go undefeated
Texas will vote Democratic and Tom Delay will become one of the "disappeared"

I believe that the 2008 race will be McCain versus Clinton. McCain will win, due largely to ten solid months of intensive, focused, long-planned propaganda targeting Clinton which will make the Swiftboating of John Kerry look like the amateurish libel that it was. By the time of the election, Ms. Clinton will be reported as polling as one of the most reviled people in the United States history.

Six months later her numbers will be significantly better, not that anyone will care.

Democrats will increase their hold on the House and Senate, but sufficient faux Democrats will hold power that the Congress will remain in the control of the corporations.

Across the next four years economic progress will be slow, bolstered only slightly into the positive realm by absurd levels of military spending. The bubble will pop in 2011 and be blamed on what will by then be a six-year old Democratic Congress. McCain will be re-elected in 2012 and Republicans will resume formal control of Congress, at which time the Aztec/Mayan predictions about the world ending in 2012 will be proven true.

The Truthers will be proved right in 2008!!!! The Truthers will be proved RIGHT in 2008!!!!

Damn, The Truthers are right!!!

Albatross @ 75:

I believe that the 2008 race will be McCain versus Clinton. McCain will win, due largely to ten solid months of intensive, focused, long-planned propaganda targeting Clinton which will make the Swiftboating of John Kerry look like the amateurish libel that it was. By the time of the election, Ms. Clinton will be reported as polling as one of the most reviled people in the United States history.

Six months later her numbers will be significantly better, not that anyone will care.

Democrats will increase their hold on the House and Senate, but sufficient faux Democrats will hold power that the Congress will remain in the control of the corporations.

Across the next four years economic progress will be slow, bolstered only slightly into the positive realm by absurd levels of military spending. The bubble will pop in 2011 and be blamed on what will by then be a six-year old Democratic Congress. McCain will be re-elected in 2012 and Republicans will resume formal control of Congress, at which time the Aztec/Mayan predictions about the world ending in 2012 will be proven true.

Solid... I like it.

Further 2008 predictions

1. Republicans prepare for a 4-year hibernation (Rove's already at work on 2012).

2. By year's end, expectations for a better tomorrow are running high on C&L, Kos, FDL, etc.

3. Gas ends the year at $3.49.

4. Congress is wrangling over what to do about all the credit card defaults.

5. Christmas 2008 is grim for retailers, despite two cool new products from Apple.

In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, the once fumblin' campaign of John McCain will pull it outta the fire and capture his party's nomination. Polls will tell us that GOP primary voters preferred McCain as the "least objectionable" of the GOP candidates.

In the Democratic campaign, John Edwards, riding a swell of populism attributed to the disaffection of the newly minted "bankrupted" class. The Edwards/Obama ticket will take a 30% poll lead in early June over McCain.

But McCain will whittle that lead to 10 points following the GOP convention. Then he sees his campaign stall. Edwards defeats McCain 55%-40%, with an independent Paul campaign polling 5%. Edwards will win the entire Northeast, the upper tier of the Midwest (minus Indiana, but including Ohio), the West Coast, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Nevada. Also, Democrats pick up seats in both the Senate and House.

There Will Be Blood wins the Oscar for Best Picture.

Cowboys over Colts in the Super Bowl, Red Wings over the Senators for the Stanley Cup, Tigers over Cubs in the World Series. And someone will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy in the NBA. I won't be able to figure that one until about 10 seconds remain in '07.

Albatross @ 75:

I believe that the 2008 race will be McCain versus Clinton. McCain will win, due largely to ten solid months of intensive, focused, long-planned propaganda targeting Clinton which will make the Swiftboating of John Kerry look like the amateurish libel that it was. By the time of the election, Ms. Clinton will be reported as polling as one of the most reviled people in the United States history.

Six months later her numbers will be significantly better, not that anyone will care.

Democrats will increase their hold on the House and Senate, but sufficient faux Democrats will hold power that the Congress will remain in the control of the corporations.

Across the next four years economic progress will be slow, bolstered only slightly into the positive realm by absurd levels of military spending. The bubble will pop in 2011 and be blamed on what will by then be a six-year old Democratic Congress. McCain will be re-elected in 2012 and Republicans will resume formal control of Congress, at which time the Aztec/Mayan predictions about the world ending in 2012 will be proven true.

Sounds pretty right on to me.

what a fucking FLAKE these astrology twirps are.
i couldn't hate this woman any more.
death to astrology--total cop-out, avoids having to give a real analysis of real life things--oh, oh, "it's all the moon".

FUCKING IDIOT.

Isn't it the time of the year to start making the 'Best of...', the 'Best of...', the 'Best of...', the 'Best of...' lists?

Why do astrologers all dress like mandrins?

Mix in a "Who Farted?" t-shirt every now & then, huh?

myiq2xu-

Someone will mistake Psycheout for someone who's bein' serious.

Yeah, not really stretchin' for that one. ;)

Repub economists will develop Scientific Theory of Everything

Oil companies will convince congress and admin that they are on the verge of developing 2000 mpg oil supplement, but they need more of our tax money to complete development.

Benazir Bhutto's assassination enables Pervez Musharraf to launch another crackdown, postponing the Pakistani election. Dissatisfaction increases until his regime falls. In the chaos that follows, Taliban leaders make hay while the sun shines and move into Afghanistan (you know, the other war) and the war begins to become even more violent.

Meanwhile, the USA is distracted with a nasty primary season and a brutal general election, while the Republicans claim Iraq is increasingly stable, ignoring the impending Pakistani collapse. The Republicans select Romney, resulting in a fractioning of their party, with Libertarians defecting to a Ron Paul ticket, and the Religious Right defecting to Constitution Party candidate Mike Huckabee.

In the Democratic wing, Hillary wins the nomination after a cutthroat fight, that results in a divided and unenthusiastic Democratic electorate. The election resembles the worst aspects of 1912, 1800, 2000, and 1960 all in one, while the Pakistanis finally overthrow Musharraf and Afghanistan flares up.

The weakening US economy continues to falter, Stagflation resulting from stock market weakness, the Housing Bust, and rising gas prices. The US political scene is nothing but apes throwing shit at each other, while Pakistan implodes and India attempts to help prop up the Pakistani army.

After increasing reports of Taliban attacks, and a few pitched battles, the US government concedes increasing Taliban strength, blaming it on the Democratic Congress.

The Republicans then idly ignore Afghanistan, focusing on increasing Iraq stability, while pointing out that (an outright lie nonetheless) that Democrats supported Bhutto's return and the collapse of Pakistan.

By October 2008, the US public has become increasingly disenchanted with the 4 candidates running, and the situation in Asia has become increasingly worse, with Taliban attacks now resulting in their increased control of the countryside.

The Mexican civil war currently raging begins to flare up worse, as the increasing hemorrhaging Mexican economy causes popular support for Obrador and the cartels to increase, destabilizing southern North America.

Africa continues to head towards the Third Congo War, while fighting in the Horn continues with no end in sight.

Europe continues to be economically dominated by Russian oil and seeking alternative energy.

China hosts the Beijing Olympics, but watches the increasingly destructive situation with concern.

North Korea ceases its reactor, and gains what it wanted, food and fuel, while Kim Jong Il considers his regime justly strengthened.

That's by October.

November sees a stunning Democratic victory and the resurrection of the Militia movement, as the divided Right decides to form a paramilitary wing, merging the Libertarian Paulites, the Fascists that lost, and the Dominionists that just barely lost to Hillary.

Violence begins to ensue, gets blamed on Iran by Hillary, a bombing campaign ensues.

Iran strikes back in mid-December, with the Mahdi Army dogging the USA, tying down troops as the Persians begin to deliver shockingly strong combat to the US Army.

World War III begins to look more likely than ever before.

Hucklebury see's Jeebus in his Terriers butt. Have a LOOK.

Paul will be a formidable indie candidate.

Reason: The 20-somethings know they're going to be left a big steaming plate of shit, and they want radical change, not more of the same.

Paul is the first major shot in the large, looming inter-generational war.

John breaks up with Ann after he finds out Ann is a man .

Geez.

amgriffin @ 104:

Workhouses, poorhouses and debtor's prison. The will be marketed differently, of course, and will incorporate special programs especially designed to combat the "obesity epidemic" and given the name consumption conservation (starvation). The will also have wonderful benefits such as guaranteed employment for all participants (forced labor), fitness programs (hard labor), family planning (gender segregation).

I guess Oliver Twist will be closebye and Mr Bumbles?

Watching that that crap makes me want stick knitting needles in my eyes.

Does anyone believe that astrology garbage, still?

I bet anything that happens will be "good for republicans" to the beltway bumpkins!

andrew @ 110:

Blue Buddha @ 57:

What I hope will happen:

Ron Paul wins GOP nomination, which will show everyone how out of touch the MSM/GOP is. Edwards or Kucinich wins Pres.

What I know will happen:

The biggest flip-flopper (ie: Giuliani or Romney) wins GOP nomination. Hillary wins Pres, and VP will be some other corporate whore, such as Rahm Emmanuel.

You're right except for one detail--Wes Clarke has alreday been promised VP on the Billary ticket...

Link?

Wes Clark may be Defense or Sec of State if Hillary is elected.

The Patriots win the World Series...

CthulhuSaves @ 113:

The Patriots win the World Series...

A great bushism there..

i predict the last corporation makeing a product will be leaveing for china and just before they leave bush will give them the largest tax break of any hes given yet! then bush will have his lips grafted onto chenys limp cock so cheny cant go to paraguay without him!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy Joe Lieberputz is chosen as the GOP nominee's running mate.

Dianne Feinstein nominated as Best Democratic Representative by Republican Think Tank. Beltway pundits and MSM run with this ball. Bob Mulholland concurs.

Bob Mulholland nominated as Best Democratic Consultant by same Republican Think Tank.

I predict Chaney 'dies' and moves in with Ken Lay in Dubai.

Stock Market (dow) will pull back to 11,000 then run to 14000

Major earthquake on US west coast.

Severe drought continues in south

One Major bank fails.

Bush administration breaks record for indictments.

IOWA:
EDWARDS
HUCKABEE

NH:
CLINTON
McCAIN

GOP TICKET: McCAIN/HUCKABEE (or Thompson)
DEM TICKET: CLINTON/CLARK (or Bayh or Richardson)

Too close to call at this point, but the Dems are in serious trouble if McCain gets the nod, especially if Hillary is the nominee.

DEMS MAKE GAINS IN BOTH HOUSES

WORLD SERIES: BOSTON v. SAN DIEGO REDSOX WIN

"False flag" event in late August, new bin Laden tape released around Halloween, voter disenfranchisement in several southern states, big earthquake in California.

Dems discover random number generator does better job than Dem consultants in deciding Dem strategy.

Texas starts hiring creation scientists do develop new antibiotics against drug resistant bacteria.

Johnny2Bad @ 107:

Watching that that crap makes me want stick knitting needles in my eyes.

Does anyone believe that astrology garbage, still?

I believe it, but only when I 'm pre-menstrual. The only problem is, I'm a guy.

I predict this country will return to sanity in 2008, when we show Bush the door either by voting against the ReThugs or by *gasp* impeachment.

The fact that this was aired on a news program is unbearable!
What a crock!

my prediction is.....Boosh invades atleast 1 more country, we get another Anthrax attack,and no one is found...again.OBL never gets caught ...by Boosh.....until 30 days before the election.GOP nomination McCain,Dem nomination...Clinton.VP's...GOP....Lieberman.Dem.....Clark.Stock Market drops to 7500.California has a massive earthquake ...Florida gets slamed by a catagory 4 hurricane....

Only thing right was (somewhat) about Britney. The music was great. Beyoncé not married? Wrong again!

Our currency collapses
Fidel Castro will die
The Mideast continues to destabalize
Russia and China will flex it's arm now that the US is not ready or in a position to make demands.

I predict more totally clueless people will be on TV in 2008 than at any other time in US History....

Oh and I also predict that suddenly sheople-nation-meets-tanked-economy and goes into massive shock from the stress of suddenly being poor.

Example: "How did this happen, they said the Economy was strong..???"

:)

We can't even get away from 2007 just drinking in the past year without the final days being littered with high-octane insanity. My prediction for 2008: anything goes.

But I do think it's naptime for Republican vampires and they're not going to get anywhere right now through public ventures. I'm more curious to see what these people take up once they're back in the private sector...

Meanwhile, however, I do still feel the Democrats will likely get the White House... as the absolute worst case scenarios are the circumstances needed, apparently, to get anything being sold by a Democrat to stick anywhere.

I sadly have to predict that these so called psychics, astrologers, faith healers, hypnotist, etc will never run out of gullible idiots to waste money on them, at least not in our lifetimes. I mean, why the hell is Sylvia Browne still working after that whole Shawn Hornbeck thing? I just wish major TV networks will stop giving these lying scumbags an open forum to spew their garbage as though they're giving out information.

PS The US will officially go bankrupt but (president) Cheney will threaten to invade any country that doesn't fork over the loot. (Kind of like now, but more transparently.)