Posted on 12/31/2001 2:24:42 PM PST by Partisan Hack
From your keyboard to God's ears!
There will be a N(uclear)B(iologic)C(hemical) attack on US soil.
Arafat will not last beyond April 2002 as Pali leader. He will be killed shortly after he's booted. A more hard-line leader will take over, not a "moderate".
Dashole will be leader of the Senate thru the end of 2002...no defections.
Shimon Perez will try to lead a movement of liberal Jews against Sharon, with several former Clintonistas giving aid/advice. He will fail.
DeLay will consolidate his powerbase in the US House, and Hastert will be reduced to a puppet. Conservative agenda will be promoted. The problem will be the Senate, as usual.
The economy will rebound by the second quarter with ~6% growth...unless the NBC incedent mentioned above occurs first.
US Farmers will be called upon to bail out failed socialist countries like Ruwanda and Zimbabwe.
ANWR will be allowed to be drilled.
Berkeley CA will have shown itself to be SO far out of the loop, that the Socialists will finally be chased out of power there.
Gray(out)Davis will face a recall over his mismanagement/fraud/malfeasance in the CalPowerCrisis.
No breaking of homerun records in 2002.
Eddie Van Halen will die of cancer.
Brittney Spears will be the victim of a porn-tape release of her "activities"
aw gee, somebody is gonna do it anyway ... so tell me, (and the world), what will happen in Iraq? India/Pakistan? the U.S. Economy? Israel? Arafat? Will Osama be caught and tried by a military tribunal? Will Mullah Omar stay hidden like the rat that he is?
What will we see in 2002 that will be better / worse than 2001?
let the games begin!!!
1 posted on 12/31/01 7:43 PM Eastern by Bobby777
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I predict that OBL, if he is still alive, will get a *touch* more gray in his beard ... and hopefully, get *touched* by a MK82 500lb'er from a B-52 ... [sarcasm]hope that was in the right spirit ... [/sarcasm]
2 posted on 12/31/01 7:46 PM Eastern by Bobby777
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Jason Giambi will hit .240 for the Yankees.
3 posted on 12/31/01 7:49 PM Eastern by My2Cents
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I predict that OBL will be found and killed. I think that Saddam will also get his. I think that the ecomony is also going to pick up big time.
4 posted on 12/31/01 7:50 PM Eastern by The Real Deal
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--Osama bin Laden will be dead, and remain dead thereafter.
--Mullah Omar will be found, and Hollywood will lobby for us to take it easy on him.
--George Bush will be above 65 percent approval at year end.
--The recession will be longer than expected, but not much deeper.
--The war on terror will extend to Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, not necessarily in that order. Syria and Iran will be on double-secret probation for the year.
--Saddam will be driven from power with surprising ease.
--Pakistan and India will not go to war, and will make progress in resolving issues in Kashmir.
--Musharef will take steps to eliminate the madrassas, with limited success.
--Saudi Arabia will not take steps to eliminate its funding of Islamists worldwide. The conflict with the US will fester.
--There will be no peace between the PA and Israel, and no meaningful discussions during the year.
--If Arafat is not assassinated by his own side, he will still be in charge, but a lot less cocky.
--Israel will continue its campaign against Hamas and Hezbollah well into the year, regardless of what the leftists in Europe think.
--Republicans in the US Senate will betray George Bush on domestic issues.
--Geraldo will leave Fox News. Not willingly.
--Jim Jeffords will remain independent, but Zell Miller may switch.
--Airport security will not improve, but passengers will provide sufficient security to prevent armed hijackings.
--Terrorists will therefore attempt to bomb planes with hidden explosives. They may have success, but it will be blamed on mechanical failure.
--Bloomberg will NOT be as good as Giuliani, but better than the alternatives.
--Janet Reno will NOT get the Democrat nomination for the Florida governor race. The Dems are not suicidal.
--The Republicans will regain control of the Senate in November, but lose the House. Can you say, "Speaker Gephardt?"
--George Bush will not be able to generate civility in Washington, but he will remain civil.
--No Clinton-era scandals will be prosecuted.
--Clinton will continue to lie about his attempts to get Bin Laden and to fight terrorism.
--Hillary and Bill will NOT cohabit with each other, in a repeat of 2001.
--China will continue a build-up of its military. They won't try bumping our surveillance planes any more, though. There will be no invasion of Taiwan. To assuage their pride, they will kick the crap out of some folks from Falun Gong, some Christians and some Muslims, too.
--Russia will ask US help to defeat the Chechnyans, which will be provided covertly, with J-Star UAVs, precision bombs and some special forces personnel.
--Afghanistan's central government will not keep control of the provinces. Kabul will have to ask for foreign help to disarm warlords in the north and in the south. Life will be better, but not much.
--A cloned human will be born.
--Dow and Nasdaq will both sink in mid year before recovering by year end, lows: 8,800 Dow, 1600 Nasdaq. Year end: Dow still around 10,000; Nasdaq 2200.
--National Liberation movements will form in Scotland, England, Portugal, Northern Italy, Greece, and other lands oppressed by Brussels. Noam Chomsky will oppose these freedom fighters.
--Jeremy McGrath will take the Supercross title back from Ricky Carmichael, then retire.
Nasdaq reaches 2800 trading range.
Republicans retake Senate, 51-49.
I, and twenty beautiful women, will survive this and I will repopulate the planet. :))
The Republicans will eke out control of the Senate.
Rudy Guiliani will be a regular on a TV panel show, or even have his own late night show.
Leni
Dan Rather will retire after a "mysterious illness" is disclosed.
A counter that tracks the number of times George W. Bush says "uhh" or "umm" climbs faster than the national debt counter.
Rep. J.C. Watts will become Majority Whip and will be immediately assailed as "not doing enough for minorities".
Mary Frances Berry will not release her chairmanship of the Civil Right Commission, insisting federal marshalls will "have to drag my fat black ass" out of the building. She gets an immediate commentator spot on a major network.
Tragedy strikes on the set of "Ally McBeal" when one of Calista Flockhart's elbow is accidentally inhaled into her nostril.
"Doonesbury" will publish something terribly offensive and insulting about President Bush but there will be no outcry. However, boycotts will be urged after "B.C." wishes readers a "Happy Easter".
Osama bin Laden will be spotted on several continents after his death is reported.
A rapper will be shot dead in a recording "turf war". Unfortunately, only one will die.
A new report will reveal that scientific reinterpreting of the 2000 Florida election will show that Al Gore Jr. really won. Nobody reports the study was funded by Terry McAuliffe.
Janet Reno cries "foul" when Jeb Bush criticises her during a gubernatorial candidates debate.
One Democrat senator will publicly acknowledge his or her bisexuality.
The bill will be held up, but a compromise is met when hysterical Republicans offer him Janet Reno.
Does that make her Penelope Cruise-Cruz? Sounds like a middle eastern hash.
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