My 2006 predictions

It's 2006... Well here we go again. I've decided to try my hand at the prediction game this year. I've never had a format before to check my world veiw against reality and grade my self with. Hey everyone else is doing it this time of year why not me.

Foreign

China;
- Will continue to build its 'deep blue' navy, and its joint military exercises with the Russians
- Will begin to sink billions into the N. Korean infrastructure, renewing it's economy, in preparation for Chinas' post Olympic expansionist aggression.
- Will continue to intimidate and bribe the world community to disregard Taiwanese' sovereignty.
- Will sell billions in US debt to slow the US economy, (dry run for later)
- Will continue to develop Cuba, and Argentina into 'client states' by increasing cross training with 'military advisors'.

Iran;
- Will announce plans to test their nuclear weapons
a. The EU, will ring their hands in mock outrage, and continue to sell Iran the means to build them.
b. Israel will ring their hands, with real dread, but will not attack.
c. US will ring their hands, but will do nothing until after the Nov. Elections.
- Will step up the systematic slaughter of the 70% of the population that doesn't support the current government.


EU;
- The Euro will reach new heights increasing in value by 8 - 12% as Iran transitions from PetroDollars to PetroEuros. This move and the damage it will cause the U.S. economy will inspire other oil countries to follow suit (e.g. Argentina)
- The will continue to move away from cradle-to-crave befits for all
- The Birth rate for Europeans will continue to drop.
- Germany will begin to move away from anti-military restrictions in its constitution
- Islamic youth will rise become more violent in France. I predict a long hot summer!

Iraq;
- Will continue double digit economic growth and form a parliament with the Sunnis fully participating.
- Saddam will be sentenced to death and his popularity at the time will be higher than ever.
- Troop levels will be reduced to 32,000 and moved out of major cities.

Palestine;
- The elections will be a disaster of violence, and voter fraud, Hamas will win the majority of seats.
- They will immediately declare their desire to exterminate Israel.
- They will fail to provide trash pick up, free education for children, or any economic growth.


US Domestic

Bush;
- Popularity will hover more-or-less at 47 - 51%. The press now claim polls are unimportant.
- The press will blame everything from rainy days to the smell of farts is his fault. (ok, this is a gimmy no points)
- Cindy Sheehan will camp out at his Crawford Ranch surrounded by more press than followers.
- There will be no terrorist attack on America him to fight.
- There will be no 'bird flu' in America for him to fight.
- Will get one more Supreme Court pick.

Elections;
- Hillary Clinton will win in a landslide.
- Republicans. Will lose two governorships
- Republicans. Will lose 6 House seats and no margin of total Senate seats

N. Orleans;
- After a successful Mardi-Gras it will fall of the media radar.
- Ray Nagin will be rewarded with reelection for his stellar performance and leadership during hurricane Katrina (LMAO)
- The project cost for levies will double before a plan is drawn up.
- The levies wont begin to be rebuilt due to local infighting.
- The cities population will stabilize at 73% of pre Katrina levels
- The 'ninth ward' will be 'stolen' by city officials to give to casinos and big developers (thank you supreme court)

Republicans;
- Will continue to treat Senate Democrats as colleges as they continue to pull stunts and grandstand to make Republicans. Look like Fools.
- Will lose both House And Senate leaders to scandals.
- Will lose the (legal) redistricting fight in Texas.
- John McCain and Arlen Spencer will use the Alito Nomination to embarrass the Bush administration (which helped them get in office). He will be confirmed anyway.
- Will fail to renew the most effective parts of the Patriot act.(McCain will block)
- Will fail to use everyday red state folks as advocates (Counter Sheehans)
- Wont have the balls to make permenats the Bush tax cuts
- Will maintain their majority in both parts of congress

Democrats;
- Will take more of they're "talking points" directly from blogs like Daily Koz, and MoveOn.org
- Following the Jay Rockefeller 'memo plan' will push for Bush's impeachment. They will fail, with no help from the Republicans.
- They're election strategy is we're less corrupt than those other guys.
- Will continue to describe US armed forces as terrorist like thugs, broken, living hand to mouth, Nazi like, and lifes losers (See Kerry, Howard Dean, Dick Durbin, John Murtha, Nancy Peilosi.)
- Will continue to run away from their earlier votes for the war. (The story: Bush tricked us)
- Will splinter leaving at the party leadership only the most shrill, throwback-leftist at the head of party
- Will continue to deligitmize the war and those who fight it, while claiming to support the troops.

- Will think they have the juice to filibuster Aleto they will fail.

Economy;
- US growth will slow to between 2 and 3% growth after alt min tax kicks in, the Bush tax cut isn't renewed, and shift monetary policy around the world (see Iran)
- Apple stock will max out $89 before dropping to current levels.
- Dow Jones will reach new unrecorded heights 11,200+

US Mainstream Press
- Will continue to predict the inevitable 'Civil War in Iraq'. It wont happen.
- Will claim any gains by Dems.. as the "Death of the republican revolution"
in a heretofore unprecedented media orgasm.
- Times' man of the year will be Hillary Clinton.
- Will breathlessly claim Hillarys' victory means that the country is 'finally' ready for a Woman President.
- Cindy Sheehan 'summer camp' will be better produced (better graphics, slower theme song, bigger softball questions) She will be visited be by Hillary Clinton this year.
- Will ignore the medicines, real uses, and concrete advances of adult stem cell research, and continue to tout the 'glorious potential' of stem cell research from embryo destruction.



Entertainment;
- The 'Jon Stewart Oscars' will be the most political, Bush hating, and gay worshipping in history, and have the worst ratings ever.
- He will be invited back next year.
- Spielberg will win a second Oscar for, portraying Israeli heroes as more morally 'dirty' than the terrorist butchers they hunt, in his movie "Munich".
- Movie sales will improve, (slightly) only in contrast to the dismal sales of last year.
- Michael Jackson will file bankruptcy to keep 'Neverland'.


- The most promoted and critically acclaimed movies of the year will be... (easy no points)

a) Anti-military, (portrayed as malevolent or mind numb robots, think Stealth, Jarhead)
b) Anti Bush/America, (portrayed as evil/to big/too stupid to eat, think Fahrenheit 9/11)
c) Pro Gay, (sold as the next Brokeback Mountain)
d) Anti-Religious, (priest will be pedophiles, confused, or leaving his faith)


List Total Points: 100

This should be fun to see how this turns out at the end of the year, I have a feeling this is going to be wild ride.



C.C.