The Gift of Prognostication

I love how politics brings out the Gift of Prognostication in us all.

"Hillary will take it to the convention no matter what happens."

"Edwards will wait until the Prime rate drops another .04% before he endorses anyone."

"My dog will eat something yucky if I buy a yellow blazer..."

I have seen an amazing array of predictive diaries here at Daily KOS.  For laughs, I have been talking about Campaign 2008 on ESPN'S NFL General message board, too.

Remember, this is the board where the majority of the posts were "Patriots GREATEST TEAM EVER" until the superbowl, and then they were back to "Who is the Best QB of all time?"

I enjoy all the prognostication of the internets.  On some of the nets, John McCain wins by picking someone "blacker" than Obama for VP.  (no one is calling for Obama to pick someone "whiter" than McCain, -Edgar Winter?)

The "Hillary will take it all the way to the convention" vs "Hillary will drop out if she loses Ohio" is my current favorite race, and I wonder if there are Vegas odds on it?

Is that even really a question?  Seems like an interrogative statement, actually.

So I think I'll do a few of my own.

1. If Obama's Health Care plan works, California will break off into the sea by 2534

2. McCain will surprise a lot of people by campaigning on "Everyone Who Votes for Me Gets a Free Puppy, GUARANTEED TO BE CUTE!"

3. If Bush vetoes any more bills this year, Root Beer will start tasting more like Apple Soda

4. There will be a new, and powerful Political Party in the United States, and it will be called "The Phlegm Party."  You will be amazed at how often it gets brought up

5. From now on, there will be no more dancing.  Sorry.

6. Detroit will come out with a car that runs on hatred.  It will be the most popular vehicle ever, but speeding will become a bigger problem.

7. Fifty Diaries to this blog will be more outrageous than this one in the next three days, and none of them will be trying

8. I will finally get it through my head that this blog has nothing to do with Bill Cosby

9. Sooner or later, the ants are going to get their revenge

10.  Someone will explain to us all why, when you number things, you aren't supposed to stop with 9

•  Your next diary should be about the mind readers.

  There are way more people who claim to be able to see the future.  It also grates on me when someone proclaims that they know exactly what some public figure is thinking.

  by Fabian on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:32:23 PM PDT

  •  They are more amazing than Kreskin

    And he's pretty damn amazing.

    by mellowinman on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:36:15 PM PDT

•  thought of casting Hill's horoscope?

  it's all written in the stars

  by Lepanto on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:35:17 PM PDT

•  Hey, I'm going to put a tip jar

  I am so great!  This diary ROCKS!  TIP ME!

  TIP ME!

  Woo hoo!

  by mellowinman on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:35:38 PM PDT

•  Mellowinman, you are so great. This diary rocks.

  But as to #5 (In the text not the poll.), what are you southern Baptist or something?

  by FXDCI on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:38:10 PM PDT

  •  No, but I've thought of becoming one.

    Is it a problem that I'm also Muslim and Buddhist?

    by mellowinman on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:40:01 PM PDT

    •  No problem, thats fine

      ...as long as you're not a freedom hating liberal.

      by m4gill4 on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:42:29 PM PDT

    •  Oh, in my childhood I remember that the Southern

      Baptists were amazingly inclusive ;)  Just so long as you didn't dance.

      by FXDCI on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 01:57:55 PM PDT

•  My Predictions

  James Polk will defeat Henry Clay for president in 1844. The electoral vote count will be 170-105

  On January 12, 1969, the New York Jets will upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III by the score of 16-7.

  Richard Nixon will resign as president effective August 9, 1974 and Gerald R. Ford will be sworn as president.

  A Hurricane named Katrina will slam into New Orleans on August 29, 2005.

  In 2008, the New York Giants will pull of the greatest upset in Super Bowl history by defeating the undefeated New England Patriots.

  Aint I the best predictor?

  by BlueTide on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 02:42:57 PM PDT

•  Ok

  The Rapture is already happening to the bees. Hope you weren’t thinking humans were a species worth saving.

  by B P Pgh on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 02:58:14 PM PDT