Jan 06 2009
Fearless Predictions for 2008
Many psychics and other soothsayers make a good living telling you what will happen in the upcoming year, and they all have pretty spectacular failure rates. I myself like to play it much safer and have made a niche for myself predicting the recent past. It might not be as splashy as you see all over the media, but my success rate speaks for itself.
If you have been in a coma, living in a cave (hello Osama!) or have only just been born, then these will all be shocking and brand new. Even those readers who had a good idea of what happened last year might be surprised.
In 2008 The United States Will Elect A Black President
That’s right, not only will Barack Obama defeat Hilary Clinton in the Democratic Primaries, he will then also defeat John McCain in the Presidential election. Here’s the unbelievable part though - McCain will pick Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin (I know! Who??) as his running mate. She’ll give him a small bump at first, but ultimately become a bit of a joke.
In 2008 the New England Patriots will be undefeated in the regular season but not win the Superbowl.
And hence, by the 2009 playoffs, no one will care or remember how good they were. Or could have been.
In 2008 the Detroit Red Wings will win the Stanley Cup.
Take it to the bank, Biff!
In 2008, Canada will elect another Conservative minority government.
And then Stephen Harper will do something really, really stupid and galvanize the MAJORITY opposition to the point that they nearly form the government! It sounds far-fetched, I know! Stephane Dion, en route to being turfed out as the Liberal leader, will very nearly become Prime Minister. I also predict that Canadians will learn a new word - prorogue. What does it mean? We’ll find out in 2008!
