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Karl Rove: Here's My Predictions for 2015
newsmax ^ | Jan. 8, 2015 | Elliot Jager

Posted on 01/08/2015 10:17:27 AM PST by PROCON

Looking into his crystal ball, Karl Rove, the veteran Republican strategist and prognosticator, offered a salvo of political, cultural and sports predictions for 2015 in his first Wall Street Journal column of the year.

Here are some of the highlights:

Presidential Politics: Neither Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren nor Vice President Joe Biden will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton will run for president.

The 2015 Ames Straw Poll will be canceled in deference to the "credibility" of the 2016 Iowa caucus.

Courts: There will be a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices will decide that the Affordable Care Act doesn't permit subsidies in states that don't have their own exchanges. And the president's executive actions on immigration will be ruled unconstitutional.

Congress: The House and Senate will move forward with a surge of bipartisan legislation. Congress will pass a budget on time for the next fiscal year. Republicans will spend more on the military though less time at home. A conservative vision for 2016 will take shape on issues such as entitlement and tax reform.

Barack Obama: The president will threaten to veto more and more legislation. He will alienate Democrats on Capitol Hill because of his obstructionism. He will be held responsible by voters for any stalemate. Obama will play "lots more golf."

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Hollywood: The Oscar will go to "American Sniper." Clint Eastwood will win another Oscar.

No Karl, it will set box-office records but Hollyweird will ignore it.

1 posted on 01/08/2015 10:17:27 AM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

Prediction — the Chamber of Commerce will give Rove tens of millions of dollars to support RINOs and to go on TV to slam conservatives and the Tea Party.


2 posted on 01/08/2015 10:19:11 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: PROCON

Who elected Karl Rove to anything?


3 posted on 01/08/2015 10:20:13 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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Presidential Politics: Neither Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren nor Vice President Joe Biden will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton will run for president.

I hope he's right. Hillary is very defeatable.

Courts: There will be a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices will decide that the Affordable Care Act doesn't permit subsidies in states that don't have their own exchanges. And the president's executive actions on immigration will be ruled unconstitutional.

I hope that vacancy happens soon. The old biddy is dead enough now. She should make it official and get the hell off the court.

4 posted on 01/08/2015 10:21:39 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: PROCON

I think he’s wrong on every count.


5 posted on 01/08/2015 10:23:07 AM PST by livius
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Karl did!!! DUH...hehehe


6 posted on 01/08/2015 10:23:12 AM PST by Paul46360 (..)
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To: PROCON
Congress: The House and Senate will move forward with a surge of bipartisan legislation. Congress will pass a budget on time for the next fiscal year. Republicans will spend more on the military though less time at home. A conservative vision for 2016 will take shape on issues such as entitlement and tax reform.

Bipartisanship. That means the RINO's will go along with the democrats and business as usual will prevail.

7 posted on 01/08/2015 10:24:03 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: livius

Yup, Oregon will win the National Championship.


8 posted on 01/08/2015 10:24:19 AM PST by PROCON (Always give 100% -- unless you're donating Blood.)
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To: PROCON

I don’t know who will run for president, but I’m sure Hillary Rodham Clinton will not.


9 posted on 01/08/2015 10:25:34 AM PST by clintonh8r (Death to islam.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Prediction — the Chamber of Commerce will give Rove tens of millions of dollars to support RINOs and to go on TV to slam conservatives and the Tea Party.


Winner winner chicken dinner... I hate it, but you are exactly right...Rove won’t care, but the Bush/Clinton ticket will likely happen.


10 posted on 01/08/2015 10:30:52 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (We plan to endure. 3%)
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To: PROCON

Criswell was more accurate than Rove.


11 posted on 01/08/2015 10:35:08 AM PST by sakic
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” Prediction — the Chamber of Commerce will give Rove tens of millions of dollars to support RINOs and to go on TV to slam conservatives and the Tea Party.”

W I N N E R


12 posted on 01/08/2015 10:36:25 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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Criswell was more accurate than Rove.

Criswell Predicts! I knew there was somebody he reminded me of.

"Remember, my friends, future events such as these will happen in the future." Who can argue with that?

13 posted on 01/08/2015 10:38:52 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

They didn’t. That’s why he had to take the job making predictions....


14 posted on 01/08/2015 10:39:12 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: Responsibility2nd
God forbid it.

Pray for her make it to 2017 so President Cruz can nominate her successor.

At least she's an American and I think we can agree that she's not exactly an energetic socialist. Just let her mark a couple more year's time, and then retire.

15 posted on 01/08/2015 10:46:27 AM PST by OKSooner
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To: PROCON

The more out of touch he gets, the more the media pays attention to him.


16 posted on 01/08/2015 10:49:53 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: PROCON
Here's my prediction for 2015:

Karl Rove will not STFU.

17 posted on 01/08/2015 11:07:53 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I hope he's right. Hillary is very defeatable.

But not by any Republican chosen by the Gope. And the Gope will choose the Republican Nominee, Probably Bush, minimally possibly Romney. Christie is not in the running however hard he may be running; he has not paid his dues to the Party. Boehner and McConnell with advise and direction from the Imperial Party will choose have chosen the 2016 Republican Nominee, the guy who will be Honored by his Party and who will then take an election Dive.

18 posted on 01/08/2015 11:14:21 AM PST by arthurus
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To: PROCON

When does this has-been closet liberal predict he will shut his own pie hole?


19 posted on 01/08/2015 1:03:22 PM PST by Albion Wilde (It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
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Re:At least she's an American and I think we can agree that she's not exactly an energetic socialist. Just let her mark a couple more year's time, and then retire.

Agreed. It has been reported in Newsweek that because of the way the Senate filibuster rules were crafted, the present administration might not be able to appoint someone that she would regard as a worthy liberal successor.

Who do you think President Obama could appoint at this very day, given the boundaries that we have? If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court. [The Senate Republicans] took off the filibuster for lower federal court appointments, but it remains for this court. So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they’re misguided. As long as I can do the job full steam…. I think I’ll recognize when the time comes that I can’t any longer. But now I can.

http://www.newsweek.com/ruth-bader-ginsburg-explains-why-she-wont-retire-272876

20 posted on 01/08/2015 2:41:01 PM PST by Sons of Union Vets (Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory!)
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