2. Due to weak GOP leadership, Republicans lose the House, and do not retake the Senate
3. Election will trigger a DJIA sell off in November. DJIA at 8000 by end of that month.
4. Summertime saber rattling in the ME will trigger $150/bbl oil. Internal strife in Iran will offset some of these developments later in year.
5. 2012 GOP convention will go 5 ballots before Gingrich agrees to release his delegates for the second spot on the ticket. Paul goes ballistic, and threatens 3rd party bid, but relents at the end.
6. Weak polling numbers in early- mid 2012 will force Biden off ticket in favor of Hilary Clinton. Health reasons will be cited.
7. SCOTUS will rule 5-4 that Obama's health care is constituonial. Surprise conserative judge (possibly Roberts)will vote in favor of rule
8. December 21, 2012 will pass as uneventful as January 1, 2000.
9. EU will disolve mid year, but our impact will be tempered as our currency will be seen as a flight to safety. Very serious economic condtions start in socialist countries like Italy and Greece. Emergency conversion to prior old currencies start before the crash.
10. Superbowl- New England 31 Green Bay 28, in OT. World Series- Texas over Philadlephia 4 games to 2. BCS- LSU 17 Alabama 3.
AND No....Kaley Cuoco had better not leave the Big Bang Theory.
Obama is re elected to the Presidency but the DNC loses the Senate and does not gain the House.
Glenn Rice writes a tell all book that is adapted into a feature length triple x movie that is an instant hit on both BET and ESPN. Sarah Palin sues him for royalty rights.
Newt Gingrich wins the nomination but divorces himself from the GOP party to cozy up with a younger hipper party.
Ron Paul wins Iowa but no other major primary and ends up with fewer delegates then the last time around.
Donald Trumps hairpiece wins the Florida primary
The London Olympics are a success due to the fact that there really isn’t anything else affordable for the Europeans to do. The US wins fewer Medals than the EU nations but more than China.
Hillary resigns as Sec of State after elections and takes a year off to write a book and make it around the network talk shows. A series of New York Times style section articles about her pants suits starts a new fashion craze that sweeps the US.
Michelle Obama puts on thirty pounds with all of the added stress of the elections.
Jimmy Carter will pass away this year but no one will notice
Billy Graham will also pass away this year but election news will overshadow his passing.
Ed Asner will pass away and it will begin a national crisis of identity
George H W Bush will pass this next year and the media will blame his son for the death.
Castro will also pass away and his Brother Raúl Castro will open Cuba to market reform
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will also pass away this year and the line of succession will result in more political stress within the ME
Hugo Chavez will pass away this year and there will be a military coup backed by the Chinese Military to guarantee the successor to the head of state.
I’ll find the TV Remote. I’m not saying I won’t lose it again, I’m just saying that I’ll find it.
I know this most likely will not happen, but Alabama will upset LSU in the championship game. LSU is very good this year.
Scorsese will take home another statue.
From your keyboard to Spanos' ears!
For 2013 ~ this is easy ~ Romney's donors disappear; Priebus disappears; Ohio is forced to vote in Right To Work to counter Indiana and Michigan efforts to attract Ohio industry; Biden dies of organic brain disorder; Hillary dies of organic brain disorder; Debbie Wasserman Schultz dies of organic brain disorder; ..... and the list of Democrats just goes on and on and on ~
I can give you predictions of my own future, not necessarily of the country for the next year.
Wow. Nice thread but...ya pretty much got skunked on all your 2012 predictions.