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Apparently, former presidential candidate, Senator, maverick and jokester, John McCain, is fond of saying, "It is always darkest just before it goes totally black." In that same jocular spirit, I give my predictions for the Obama Administration, short term and long. Let the hilarity ensue. 1. Obama and the Democrats will pass a massive stimulus bill. It will come with a cost of about $849 billion. That is, it will cost just a smidgeon less than the $850 billion bailout proposed, pushed and passed by President Bush and supported by Senator McCain. Thus the Democrats will be able to deflect...

Prediction: Drive-Bys Will Start Saying Economy is Getting BetterJanuary 9, 2009 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Now, Snerdley has asked a good question. Rare, but good question. When it doesn't work, aren't the American people going to blame the guy in charge? Well, who's that going to be? Obama? I am surprised at this question. I'm surprised that you would ask this question. Do you think the American people are going to blame Obama? Let me tell you what's going to happen. Mark this date down, January 9th, 2009. Within a week -- 'cause it's already actually started -- within a week...

Predict the following: 1) 1st Cabinet member to resign 2) 1st Cabinet member to require a "special counsel" 3) Country of first international crises 4) Date of first editorial in the NY Times or Washington Post that is openly critical of Obama administration. 5) 1st member of the Black Congressional Caucus to criticize Obama. 6) First moonbat celebrity to call Obama an Uncle Tom. 7) First SCOTUS member to step down under Obama - all bets are on Justice Stevens.

Okay, I'll start: 1) Blagojevich walks scott free 2) My salary continues to remain stagnate 3) The bailout results in a massive debt to taxpayers with zero benefit to them 4) Iran aquires nuclear weapons and we (including Bush) failed to do anything about it 5) Jamie Gertz continue's to become even more attractive as she ages

Winners: Axis of evil- MSM-leftists-Islamic fascists, George Soros, who was behind Obama and gave Obama maximum campaign amount within 24 hours of Obama’s public announcement , Big Union, gun-grabbers, illegals, drug peddlers, criminals Losers- military, gun-owners, taxpayers, and really all Americans, including those who naively voted for the False Messiah! Stocks Have Biggest Post-Election Slump! That’s just a starter.... My 22 Predictions: 1. He will get his leftist cronies to vote in the biggest budget, massively cut defenses to help pay for his social programs, and sooner or later will have to increase taxes for working Americans. 2. Recession will...

1. Regis and Kelly show online poll this AM : How will you vote today? McCain 54% Obama 45%. 2. Obama has not solidified 4 key groups within the party: women, Jewish, Union, and the elderly. Obama has only 75% of the Jewish vote last checked, just like Kerry. Gore got 90% . 3. Al the PUMA (Hillary supporters) and NOBAMA sites we checked are motivated to beat Obama.. PUMAs.. ARE real, they are definitely going to give BO a heart attack today! They have agreed to lie to Pollsters they will vote for Obama. 4. Raining in Critical Pro-Obama...

British Journalist, Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times, wrote today, "Obama Stock Is Overpriced; Sell, Sell" I will share several reasons/factors why McCain will likely win. I first wrote about 2 months ago ,”10 reasons why I believe McCain will win .” Then I lost faith, but regained it recently. Dick Morris wrote that if Obama wasn’t getting 50% in the final polls, it could spell trouble, because the undecided will break heavily for McCain. Old rule in politics that an incumbent candidate is always in danger when he dips under 50 percent, even if he is leading his opponent in the...

Less we forget. The Drive bys will be out in full force tomorrow. Lucky for all of the Freepers they will not be in front of the T.V because they will be out Getting out the vote and voting themselves. It's all about turnout. We Turnout, we win, that simple. If you're thinking of not turning out (or you know others who are) remind them that it only takes 2 years to bring about full blown socialism Freedom over Fairness! Freedom is Fairness! Pray and Work for it

Obama will lose for a combination of unique reasons in this most unique of election years.

This is a thread for everyone to make their election prediction in terms of Popular Vote and Electoral College.

Here is my prediction... shortly after the election (if Obama wins), the democrats will publish numbers showing a dramatic deficit of projected federal revenues as the result of the current economic crisis. They will declare that Obama's promise to cut taxes for 95% of Americans simply will not be possible because too many tax payers will be reporting losses or significantly reduced income. They will cover for Barry by placing the blame again on Bush's failed policies, and request that the new president submit a revised proposal in light of the new projections of federal revenue.

A couple of conservative union electricians cause the teleprompter to short-out at Invesco field, requiring that Obama read from notes. His acceptance speech takes four hours and the coffee vendors make millions. Hillary travels to Fort Collins with Patricia Schroeder to have a bake sale to feed the homeless.

We just had a very strong earthquake which fiercely rocked and rolled the main Island of Honshu in Japan. TV broke with news on all channels IN ADVANCE OF EARTHQUAKE, warning people to "get ready". 8:43 a.m. local time Saturday (just about 10 minutes ago). 7:43 p.m. Friday Eastern Time. Then, sure enough, the long, rolling shaking began, and increased in intensity. I estimate the shaking to have gone on for at least 45 seconds. It hit here at 8:45 a.m. It literally gave us 2 minutes to prepare. I have never experienced an advance earthquake warning. The epicenter is...

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Happy New Year's Eve to all at Free Republic!!! Make your predictions for 2008. Good Luck!!!

Despite overwhelming military superiority, the world’s most powerful nations failed to achieve their objectives in 39 percent of their military operations since World War II, according to a new University of Georgia study. The study, by assistant professor Patricia L. Sullivan in the UGA School of Public and International Affairs, explains the circumstances under which more powerful nations are likely to fail and creates a model that allows policymakers to calculate the probability of success in current and future conflicts. “If you know some key variables – like the major objective, the nature of the target, whether there’s going to...

Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Nick Lampson (D-TX) has asked the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for answers regarding a research satellite which now has a second job helping hurricane forecasters sharpen their predictions about the paths these massive storms will follow. The QuikSCAT satellite, which tracks wind data at the ocean surface, is a NASA research mission which is producing data that NOAA finds valuable for improving predictions on the movement of hurricanes and the point of landfall. The Director of the Hurricane Center recently stated that...

Mexico's 'grand warlock' predicts Castro's death, no border fence in 2007 By THERESA BRAINE | Associated Press January 3, 2007 MEXICO CITY (AP) - Fidel Castro will be dead by May. Presidential candidate-turned-protest leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will fade into obscurity. The anti-immigration wall between the United States and Mexico will not get built. These and a dozen other predictions are what's in store for 2007, Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" said Wednesday in his annual forecast for the new year. Antonio Vazquez, better known as the "Brujo Mayor," has made predictions since 1980 on events ranging from politics and...

Here are my predictions for the results of each Senate race: Arizona: Kyl (R) 54%, Pederson (D) 45%, Mack (L) 1% California: Feinstein (D) 63%, Mountjoy (R) 35%, others 2% Connecticut: Lieberman (I) 52%, Lamont (D) 38%, Schlesinger (R) 9%, others 1% Delaware: Carper (D) 62%, Ting (R) 35%, others 3% Florida: Nelson (D) 57%, Harris (R) 42%, others 1% Hawaii: Akaka (D) 72%, Thielen (R) 27%, Mallan (L) 1% Indiana: Lugar (R) 95%, Osborn (L) 5% Maine: Snowe (R) 66%, Bright (D) 31%, Slavick (I) 3% Maryland: Cardin (D) 50%, Steele (R) 48%, Zeese (G) 2% Massachusetts: Kennedy (D)...

Dick Morris is at it again. Just on Fox, he believes the Dems will take both houses, creating "hell in wheels for Bush and his cabinet," who will, he predicts, spend the next two years under indictment and subpoena. His take is that the Repub base that elected Bush twice will largely sit this one out and those that do vote are more evenly split betweeen Dem and Repub. He also predicts Hillary will win in 08 by "having grown the numerator." In his words, there were 19 million single women in 2000, most of whom did not vote. By...