Prediction #1. 20% inflation in the U.S.
Prediction #2. Liberals win minority.
Prediction #3. Stamps win another Grey Cup.

1. GM falls to pieces and files for bankruptcy.
2. 2nd cold war between USA and Russia begins in the middle east.
3. War between Russia and the Ukraine begins.

1. Canuck efforts in Afghanistan drowned out in a sea of Americans

2. Obama severely disapoints devoted followers, and surprises Conservatives

3. The forces arrayed against Iraq put in one last large effort. The Iraqi Army handily defeats said effort.

1. The spine-chilling economic "disaster" turns out to be not so bad.

2. Pres. Obama is increasingly accused by the MSM of being naive and indecisive.

3.Global warming fear evaporates.

1. Stock market climbs out steeply before next January and stays up.
2. Israel settles for another "cease fire".
3. China experiences a major melt down with the Commies being deposed, USSR redux.

1) The end of the Disposable Society.
2) The end of the Disposable Society.
3) The end of the Disposable Society.

1. Harper has to rescind Wallin senate seat nomination,( residency issue ) and wisely nominates Kate McMillan, true Saskatchewan resident and a TRUE Conservative to the Senate.

2. Red tories gain additional strength in Harper cacaus, sidelining conservative Reformers.

3. GG accedes to leftist coalition to govern the defeated Harper governemnt, and Taliban Jack will become chief negotiator with Afghanny Taliban for the new Canadian communist Coaltion governing troika. Iggy, Duceppe and Taliban Jack Layton

1. India/Pakistan war
2. U.S. surge in Afghanistan succeeds
3. Government intervention backfires, worsens economy

Canadian voters accept the fact that they are stupid.

Elizabeth May becomes prime minister of Canada.

Use of hydrocarbons for fuel, power generation or heating is banned in Canada, unless it is needed to perform abortions.

1. Fidel Castro announced dead, chaos in Cuba.
2. Obama is tested by a major international incident in his first few months as POTUS. Global consensus will be that he passed the test with flying colours.
3. Record-breaking Pacific Rim earthquake.

1. Iggy turns out to be a divisive Liberal leader who polarizes the party and initiates a fracture with giddy support from the NDP.

2. An unstable EU govenrment will continue to hamper economic recovery. The end result will be widespread unrest amoungst unemployed ethnic minorities throughout the EU.

3. The UAW and CAW will suffer a massive collapse in 3rd Quarter 09 due to the continued failure of the big three. GM acquires Chrysler and Ford limps ahead. Toyota offers to buy all three.

Mystery Meat, good one. ~:D

1. Conservatives are defeated on budget, Lib's win minority, introduce same budget.
2. Jim Prentice, new Con leader.
3. Oil falls to $30, oil sand projects request and get bailout and tax cuts, oil over $100 by 09 yearend.

1. Markets crumble due to the weight of the housing loan crisis in the US.

2. Lib/NDP/BLOQ coalition will stay together, but the GG will deny request to form a government.

3. Strong initiative will be launched in the West to become independent from Canada.

Good times, good times...
:(

1. The Obama/media love affair will cool swiftly once the MSM finds out the Great O can only turn water into whine.

2. The so-called Coalition will not act on the budget but only because the PM will resort to spending like a drunken lieberal sailor to try and keep everyone happy.

3. Kate & SDA will continue to irritate the HRCs and leftoid trolls, pick up more readers from international attention from the Weblog Awards, and grace us with a new picture under the About Kate banner on her SDA homepage.

1. War between India and Pakistan.
2. Obama a huge disapointment to Americans and MSM
3.Tories win majority Government.

1. At least one and probably all of the big three auto manufacturers will cease manufacturing in Canada.
2. Conservatives win majority in spring election.
3. Air Canada employee is fired for smiling, making eye contact and saying "how may I help you" to a passenger.

1) Election in Fall 2009

2) Martial Law imposed in China due to riots caused by unemployment

3) Small US recovery in Summer followed by drop in late fall.

1. Major volcanic eruption on Pacific Rim
2. Harper wins slim majority... Libs begin to question Iggy's leadership
3. Gore still won't admit he's wrong

1. Major volcanic eruption on Pacific Rim
2. Harper wins slim majority... Libs begin to question Iggy's leadership
3. Gore still won't admit he's wrong

1. The Fed printing presses create more trillions of new dollars out of thin air which leads to beginning of hyperinflation.

2, Price of gold hits two thousand dollars an ounce.

3. Obama proves himself to be nothing more than the second coming of Jimmy carter.

1. The editorial and op-ed pages of, e.g., the New York Times will continue to blame things on people like me, i.e., conservative heterosexual white males who create wealth.

2. US relations with the rest of the world will not improve.

3. Once again, more Americans will leave California than move into it; I will be one of them.

1. Markets go much lower then rally by late spring. Economy experiences deflation in first quarter then double digit inflation by end of year. The source of the economy's salvation will be the pent-up consumer demand of china and India and their developing neighbours although this may not be recognized right away - much as the rise of the service economy saved the US economy from the recession of '58 was not fully understood until a generation or more later.

2. No elections in 2009. Opposition parties remain weak in polls as public becomes more aware of what the coalition's plans were.

3. Middle East becomes much quieter by summer as low oil prices cut funding of fascist forces - same goes for the stans and Russia. Pakistan could be the one exception as economic situation makes a bad thing even worse.

Bonus prediction: nortel files chapter 11 and blackberry becomes the cellphone version of atari.

1) Seperatist,Socialist,Lib Opportunist Coalition implodes with lots of finger pointing and admonitions of treason. 2) Referendum for Quebec leaving Canada is held and passes with over 80% support from Western Canada, and 40% support in Quebec. 3) Canadian economy rebounds with new "Quebec Solution"

1. Iggy forces election, PMSH wins majority, Taliban Jack seen weeping in the corner.
2. Al Gore loses 50lbs and blames it on the latest crisises?(sp), global cooling and no water.
3. Markets rebound bigtime in September/October as Iran gets the stuffing knocked out of them thanks to Israel. The big O supports them and the MSM goes into shock.

Global warming causes Hell to freeze over.
Leafs win Stanley Cup.
David Miller embraces capitalism.

1. The media start to realize that content matters and start to drift from their superficial, sophomoric and simplistic coverage of world events
2. On a related note, Lloyd Robertson finally gives up his coveted perch on the National and retires to a dark and undisclosed location
2. Hell freezes over

Margaret Atwood wins Nobel in Lit.
Steve Jobs dies.
Liz Taylor dies.

1-Jack Layton steps down as NDP leader & Bob Rae defects to the NDP to become Leader of the party.

2-Michael Ignatieff trims his Eyebrows, stepsdown as leader of the Liberals & Goes back to the USA to become special advisor to Obama for US/Canada relations.

3-There are No Tears of Joy in Leafs Nation as they dont make the Playoff Again.

1. Somalia is completely united under a radical Islamic government and becomes the worlds #1 Terror haven. US considers action but Obama won't have the guts to do it.

2. Obama's economic team tries to simultaneously stop the economic crisis by spending their way out of it and institute Medicare and several other "Europe light" social programs leading to a prolonged recession in the US.

3. There will not be an election in Canada in 2009

1--President of Iran, Bob (ahmad whatshisname), sabre rattles, and makes increasing threats, and attacks Israel. His economy is in shambles due to low oil prices, and the natives are restless. Israel reduces Tehran to a desert plain, devoid of life.

2--Hyperinflation in the US, spreads its tentacles across the world, Canada feeling it the most.

3--The Vatican pronounces Obama a deity
(I have to take a longshot guess somewhere!)

1. Food prices will increase dramatically.

2. Population of Ontario will drop by 15%

3. Any government intervention into economy will become futile, creating perception of irrelevancy of the present political system.

Predictions For 2009
1.Chrysler-Dodge will go under
2.The Libs under Iggy will sit on their hands
3.Pakistan -India will get UGLY

1. Media credit victory in Iraq entirely to Obama
2. Record cold temperatures blamed on Global Warming
3. Obama is caught red-handed in scandal, heads for impeachment in 2010

*
1) goracle suffers heart attack, found face down in bucket of kfc... blames it on global warming

2) osama captured at atlantic city casino after working as croupier for 6 years

3) stephane dion moves to france to take up scholarly position... nobody notices for months

*

1) Federal Tories win majority
2) Castros out in Cuba
3) Cyprus re-united

YES!! A chance to display my prophetic prowess!

1) The Coalition of the Swilling falls apart, and Harper continues governing with a minority.

2) US forces begin openly conducting military operations in Pakistan.

3) The US embargo against Cuba ends.

1. NY Times-Bankrupt
2. Air Canada - Bankrupt
3. Liberal Party of Canada - Bankrupt

Happy New Year!!

I really like xiat's third prediction - it's something I have been thinking about for sometime.

Perhaps this massive intervention by governments and its nil to negative impact will finally disabuse the public of the idea that government can meddle in the economy and get good results.

This is an idea that goes back to the fdr new deal which is still largely and erroneously believed to be the means by which the world got out of the depression. While many have proven it not to be the case most including all of the democratic leadership believe it did and that will work now.

If however as xiat predicts, the policy fails and the emperor is revealed to have no clothes, we could the extinguishing of the greatest left-wing myth extant. Could the second biggest myth - agw - be close behind in its demise ?

1) The three US auto makers will get more taxpayer money.
2) The CPC will record a record deficit and form an alliance with the NDP.
3) Federal spending will hit levels never seen before in Canada.

1) In 2009, the MSM finally starts to get it. Report, not make.

2) A 2009 realization; 2008 downturn was triggered by summer's oil price spike to $147.

3) The Markets post the biggest rally ever as inflation takes hold because gov'ts continue to print money, thereby devaluing all fiat money. aka, buy something, anything, before it is worthless !!

1. A scandal will occur with the bailout money. George Bush will be blamed.
2. Civil War will break out in Southeast Asian countries between Muslims. and non-Muslims.
3. Dalton McGuinty will introduce the biggest deficit budget in Ontario history.

Health care becomes front page issue again, this time not due to crowded emergency wards, but closed ones due to lack of doctors to staff. (easy one since it's already happening, just not hitting the front page)

Ignaiteff loses an election, and the Liberal Party of Canada officially state that canadians are stupid and they are going to move en masse to Greenland. Or somewhere.

We will see a wave of Mumbai terrorist attacks in major coastal cities in Europe. They try one in Vancouver but are stopped by tasers at the airport. You see, you are not to get in the wrong lineup.

1. Gordon Campbell acquiesces on the 'carbon tax scam’ but looses election anyway; cost overruns on the 2010 Olympics plus an NDP victory push BC into bankruptcy.

2. The far left MSM overcomes their submissiveness about the story of O and seriously spanks Him.

3. Jennifer lynchum becomes ambassador to Pakistan; India nukes Pakistan.

1. Fall election-conservative majority.
2. Big three automakers declare bankruptcy.
3. Roughriders finish last in West-crossover and
lose to the Eskimos in the Grey Cup.

1 Barry O! is impeached for corruption.

2 VEEP Biden, the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate all have mysterious, unfortunate, (fatal) car accidents.

3 President Hillary appoints Bill as VEEP.

1. Budget passes, despite huffing and puffing from "coalition," from which Mr Ignatieff unwisely failed to excise himself.

2. Liberals manage to pass themselves off, in MSM, as government in waiting, without presenting a single policy proposal.

3. Something the West does gets blamed on "climate change," while the spewing from India and China continues unabated.

IOW same old same old, in a new package.

To all, a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year!

Gord: Dream on. They have a checkbook. A big one. My solution to any problem is that they write a big one to me with my name on it.

Ditto the 34 million or so Canadians.

Derek

1. The MSM honeymoon with Obama ends by June, spearheaded by Chris Matthews.
2. British-born Pakistani blows himself up somewhere in the U.K.
3. And, most importantly, Jennifer Aniston gets pregnant.

Happy New Year everyone!

1.Civil unrest in Russia ushers in Putin's planned return.
2.The NYT's files Chapter 11 causing hysterical liberals to beg Soros to keep their beloved rag alive.
3.Media boredom sets in with their annointed Chauncy Gardner* in the White House.

*A companion reading for those that never had the pleasure of seeing "Being There", the Empty Suit farce movie.

1. Winter of 2009 is the coldest in 100 years and hundreds of thousands worldwide die.

2. Winter of 2009 is the coldest in 100 years and hundreds of thousands worldwide die and the Climate Scientology crowd blames it on global warming.

3. Winter of 2009 is the coldest in 100 years and hundreds of thousands worldwide die, the Climate Scientology crowd blames it on global warming and CBC runs hundreds of hours of programming regurgitating the press releases from Suzuki, Greenpeace and Lizze "Climate Crisis,Climate Crisis,Climate Crisis" May.

1. Krakatoa, Indonesia will blow - again, wiping out a large part of Indonesia and tsunami waves wipe out some more people around the Pacific Rim.

2. Iran has an uncontrolled nuclear "incident" reminiscent of the Chernoble experience.

3. Canadians finally wake up and throw the Liberal bums out. Pamella Wallin goes back to Wadena, Sask. buys the town and changes the name to Wallinville. OK, that was 4 picks.

1.The NDP will begin to look for another leader. The eventual winner will be "evil eyes" Mulcair.

2.The Green Party will choose another leader.

3.Obama will not be the saviour every kool-aid drinker has hoped for.

1. Gerry Nicholls new book "Loyal to the Core" becomes a best seller due to the Left and the Media snapping up copies.

2. Warren K starts a new blog called " The Hidden Agenda - Exposed" and it is given daily coverage by the media

3. Iggy pulls the plug on the government after ensuring that he has enough "hidden agenda" stuff from Gerry's book; but mistakenly thinks "ordinary Canadians" have been listening to Warren.

And you all know what # 4 would be if Kate would allow me to post it!!

Happy New Year Everyone and here's to #4 in 2009

1. Civil strife breaks out in the US - as the realities of a bankrupt nation (and individuals with not much to lose) become apparent - polarization will be increased along class, and other identifiable lines

2. Further to #1, taxation becomes a real issue in the US - because it's not only the Federal government that's broke - it's also the states and municipalities - tax revolts will become open and ugly

3. Russia will continue to strengthen its position as a world power, and will align itself more closely with China. South American countries, eg Venezuela, will align similarly.

(not bold predictions really, just extensions of current state)

1. The West gets serious about separation. The Parti Quebecois holds a rally in Calgary, chant "my Quebec includes Alberta ('s equalization payments)".
2. The West separates.
3. The ROC files for bankruptcy.

In order of easiest to more speculative:

1. Obama turns out to be a bit of disappointment.

2. Iran's nuclear facilities get taken out.

3. Iggy turns out to be an abrasive and divisive leader within the Liberals.

Happy New Year to all.

1. Iran will have a civil war causing more turmoil in the Middle East.

2. The media's love affair with President Obama will come to a screaching halt as more and more scandals break in his administration.

3. Out on a far limb, after Fidel Castro dies, Cuba will hold truly democratic elections. US embargo ends, and Canadians are forced to find another vacation destination!!

Re: Gord Tulk @ 11:54

It may take more then a year, but the process of revolutionary changes of social organization has started somewhere along introduction of network communication. It revealed that big centralized top-down linear structures are poorly designed to deal with complex issues. They are slow, reactionary, unable to cope with multiple and often contradictory inputs. For good or for bad the name of the future is fragmentation, it may bring decision making to the spectrum where only affected have the vote (and veto), it may bring local tyrannies and for sure as any transformation it will result in numerous conflicts. Whatever happen after is yet to be seen, but massive industrial type democracy must fade away. Information technology renders it obsolete.

Now that the "world" has a Black President, the best golfer in the world is black, the best basketball player in the world is black, the highest paid Tv hostess is Black, Former Secretary of state is Black, Oscars winning actors are Black the following is bound to happen..
1) NAACP will cease operations.
2) Affirmative Action funding will be redirected to unemployed auto workers regardless of color.
3) Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Rev Wright will shut the f*&* up.

(1) President Obama, the Peacebulding Lightbringer, will bomb Iran's nuclear facilities;
(2) The average global temperature will continue to fall. Governments will of course still genuflect and cross themselves when speaking of global warming/God, and avert their eyes and spit when speaking of carbon dioxide/Satan, but nothing will be done about it. There won't be a "clean kill" of the theory, but at least nobody - Obama the Sea-Lowerer included - will put our money where their mouths are;
(3) Lindsay Lohan will find Jesus, Buddha, L. Ron Hubbard, or possibly all three.

#1 - in Canada, no election this year (CPC maintain government status)
#2 - in U.S., everything is beautiful and happy post-Jan. 21 inauguration (except that which isn't, and which will be attributed to GWB); in particular, Iraq is peaceful, due to BO's ascendency to the throne; Blagovich's seat was indeed sought by BO's Chief of Staff (but will be a byline on page J17 of the NYT - and listed as a misunderstanding); BO's non-U.S. naturalized birth will also come to light, but not reported on.
#3 - Denmark will expel 50% of their Muslim population (which France will quickly accept)

1. Israel takes out Iranian nuclear infrastructure.
2. Obama voters & MSM disappointed, turn on 'The One' - due, mainly, to no free lunch.
3. Canadian federal election in the fall - voters don't care - Conservatives win minority.

1. Russia works hard to destabilize Middle East in order to increase oil prices.

1. USA annexes Canada in an attempt to defray looming quadrillion dollar national debt in 2009. Harper becomes Governor of Western Canada. Ignatieff becomes Governor of Upper Canada. Duceppe becomes Governor of Kaybek (spelling changed to accommodate new management). Williams becomes Governor of Atlantic Canada. Northern Canada is consolidated with Alaska under Governor Palin.

2. Leaders of Israel and Middle Eastern neighbours meet accidentally at a Tony Robbins weekend retreat and discover that they can live together in peace. Barack makes Tony special US ambassador to the region.

3. Despite 1, China forecloses on USA, takes California in full satisfaction of debt.

1. Socialist control of all municipal governments reaches 100%
2. Trillion dollar government bailouts found to make matters worse.
3. Obama blames economic decline on previous Bush policies, and Rush Limbaugh.

1. Harper reduces vote subsidy from $1.95 to $1.00.

2. Lib's make a mistake an force another election, resulting in a Harper majority.

3. Lizzy and Dion disappear into the abyss.

1. a poor summer in North America results in low
yeild and high prices worldwide.millions starve
alternate fuel especially ethanol dissappear with low oil prices and high feedstock prices.

2. default on mortgages and resulting default on taxes backrupt thousands of municipalities stuck with piles of union workers. layoff abound in failed municipalities.
3. this one a stretch. Jack Layton proposes creating good paying jobs in the arts community in Quebec, market flooded with copies of "voices of fire" at the low price of $100,000.00 , the economy is saved because the arts community says they are worth a million bucks.

l. Bird flu will make a big comeback, making all our other problems seem trivial.

2. More overpasses will collapse in Montreal.

3. John McCain will do a commercial for American Express.

1. Liberal coalition replaces current government without an election.

2. Low housing and oil prices mask the start of hyperinflation in the US.

3. Iran announces it has an atomic bomb.

3. Despite 1, China forecloses on USA, takes California in full satisfaction of debt.

Posted by: John at December 31, 2008 1:21 PM

Don't they already own California??

1- The Dalai Lama dies and is replaced by Richard Gere.
2- Toronto Maple Leafs lose Stanley Cup when new goaltender Brett Favre misses a close shot while ice fishing behind the net.
3- Elizabeth May, disappointed at not being named to the senate, forms a new country band with Sharon Carstairs and Jane Taber called the “Dipsy Chicks.” They go on to win Canadian Idol with their rousing rendition of “The Green, Green Grass of Home Is Covered in Ice.”

1) the media hyped "great depression" is merely a recession - and a short lived one: fairly strong growth returns in the summer of 09.

2)Harper triggers an election in early 09, and gains a sizeable majority. Iggy returns to the US shortly thereafter.

3) The IPCC issues a report which not-so-tacitly slinks away from AGW theory, based on recent undeniable empiricle evidence that the theory is pretty much defunct: heads on the left explode.

1) We will likely have another election. The result being a Conservative majority.
2) The United States will enter a civil war. (or come close to one anyway)
3) An atomic weapon will be detonated.

Just because I couldn't resist, some of my bottom of the list ones. They should not by any means be counted.

56810) Santa, the Easter Bunny and Ralph from the Simpsons will form a militant army intent on wiping out every butterfly on the face of the planet.
56811) Elvis, Cleopatra, Hitler and other famous and dead celebrities will be cloned and put on display in a "clone zoo" to be opened in Little Rock, Arkansas.
56812) The reason for the universe existing will finally be uncovered by a woman in a coffee shop in Britain. Promptly the universe will explode and start over in an even more bizarre and unexplainable form.

You know, the future belongs to the gods because the future operates in the realm of the virtual which is a realm completely indifferent to time, while we, alas, are confined to the realm of the actual, a realm trapped within time.

The ancient Greeks understood these two worlds very well, and the necessity to keep the people of each (gods and men) reasonably separate. It must be admitted that the gods, who seem to feel no shame, meddled in the affairs of men quite often. Whether they did this out of spite or malice, curiosity about the realm of men or boredom with their own, we cannot know.

Equally, the realm of men have made their own attempts at contact, or even, hesitant entrance, to the realm of the virtual. The natives of both America and Africa used hallucinogenic herbs, but with caution, for they warned the user that, if you stepped too far into the other world, its inhabitants might be alarmed, and might grab and hold you for eternity.

Trance dances, sacrifices, prayers, visions - the attempts to make contact are endless. But just imagine what would happen if we mortals or those gods actually opened wide the doors of each realm and allowed full and free access to both worlds. What would happen if actual time and virtual time confronted each other? Would we move into a state of permanent vertigo, not knowing whether we were 'here' or 'there'? Would the future go into a sulk and cease to exist because it was now linked to the present, which is the realm of men, and no longer had the freedom to choose to be different?

1) Liberals support Harper budget in January.

2) Stock market makes 20% gains by July 1, 2009.

3) Dan Williams loses has expropriation case before a NAFTA Panel.

1. Bush will continued to be blamed for anything and everything (and Vanity Fair will get several articles out of it)
2. Obama will face a crisis in his leadership which the MSM will fail to report.
3. The LPC will continue to not have any policies.

#1: Election in fall of 2009: Conservatives win narrow majority.
#2: Several EU countries face bankruptcy.
#3: North Korea will attack South Korea. SK will win and the Korea's will merge into one nation.

#4: South African elects a weak President, economy collapse, high crime rate escalates, leads to civil war.

1. PMSH will bring present a decent budget, the Coalition of the Swilling will wail and gnash their teeth but will wisely stop short of bringing down the government, knowing full well that an election will result in a CPC majority.

2. Obama will tire of the slow progress in Afghanistan, send in Marines by the thousands to speed up the process and generally carry on in a manner that would make George Bush look like a Quaker.

3. Jack Layton will finally come to the realization that he doesn't speak for "ordinary Canadians" and will get some new material.

These predictions are just opinions or theory.

1) It will be the year folks attack Syria after realizing there Iran’s proxy. Damascus could be destroyed.

2)There will be the start of the biggest Religious exodus of Jews from Europe & elsewhere from increasing Islamic militancy. To Israel changing the complexion of the Nation. Israel will win all conflicts.

3)Obama will piss off Congress Carter like, to the point it becomes just as useless a Presidency as Jimmy the Weasels.

4) The left Muslim compact, may split once Islamists start to kill gay's in earnest. Or China calls in loans to America to cripple her while expanding. As well the usual bombings. Perhaps in new territory. Seems to be the MO, than blame it on a small resistance band while in actuality they are part of the World Jihad.
JMO

1. At the request of Governor general, Don Cherry, jlc forms new government.

2. jlc government sells CBC to reduce deficit. Highest bid is $2.25

3. jlc government declares war on Denmark to distract attention from worsening economy. Canadian troops occupy Han island

1. The sun setting in the West is the new reason for global warming.
2. The West leaving the ROC is the next new reason.
3. Leafs don't finish in the basement.

1. Obama's first test - Russia moves to retake all former satilites and US tries to "negotiate".

2. US leaves ME - total control by Muslim extremists

3. Civil unrest in US brings about martial law as the population grows intolerant of massive lay offs and loss of their "Entitlement"

1. Iggy backs away from coalition agreement and keeps Cons in government for remainder of 2009.

2. NDP and Bloc form a formal United Nincombloc, increasing the Blocs influence on policy outside of Quebec and increase the NDP's influence in Quebec.

3. US Dollar drops dramatically in value against the Euro and Canadian $, due to the vast printing of money and astronomical US federal deficit.

1) New York Times declares bankruptcy and ceases publication. Other old media follows suit.

2) Under Iggy, Liberal Party accepts its fate and concentrates on rebuilding finances and grass roots. Consequence for Canada is Conservatives govern all year as if they had a majority. (Dion mysteriously disappears.)

3.Israel and her allies annihilate Hamas once and for all and simultaneously take out the Mad Mullahs in Iran. Arab nations play lip service, but largely ignore their Palestinian brethren, only too happy to let Israel take care of the nuclear threat to the East. For the first time in more that a half century real peace in the Middle East takes root and democracy movements begin to stir.

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One can always hope.

1. Obama is arrested for conspiracy and influence peddling.

2. Joe Biden has a heart attack on the very same day.

3. Nancy Pelosi is gang raped and murdered in Congress, broadcast worldwide live on C-Span.

1. Iraq-style success emerging in Afghanistan after increase in U.S. troop levels.

2. Surprising stock market recovery despite ongoing recessionary pressures. TSX at 12,000 by end of 2009.

3. Canadian election resulting in Tory majority.

1. Major Yellowstone Volcano Eruption
2. Further escalations of tensions between Russia/China/Iran and the West
3. Major Worldwide Sars-like pandemic

1)Canadians will be taxed ridiculously high.
2)Canadian’s will donate to Third World dictators ridiculously too much.
3)Canadians will be censored and kept in the dark as to their place in the world.

1/.The TSX and the Dow Jones recovers to the previous "panic" level indices.
2/.Mr. Ignatief's personality flaws become a liability for the reconstruction of The Liberal Party of Canada. The Provincial Liberal Parties strengthen as Canada moves toward true Federalism to offset momentum for decentraliztion.
3/. Chrysler folds and it's pieces absorbed by other automotive manufacters. GM & Ford strengthen and Ford replaces Toyota as the leading force in the North American Automotive market.

The 2008 predictions that were made by the fascistic winged monkeys were all way off the mark. The only one that was bang-on was the prediction Obama would win and the Iran pull-out would begin, and that people would rejoice. If they are supposed to be rejoicing about Obama, that's a fairly accurate prediction. So far, his approval ratings are pretty high. Arguably the election (and the Depression that Mensa Kate continues to deny) were the big news in 2008.

As for next year, I've got predictions on my blog.

1. Conservatives defeated on a non-confidence motion
resulting in an election
in which the Conservatives are returned
with a slightly smaller minority.

2. After massive 'stimulus' programs
in the industrialized countries
unemployment rises dramatically
and inflation reaches Carter-like levels.

3. Two major wars erupt simultaneously
in the Middle East and in the Indian subcontinent
just at the moment when Obama is about to negotiate
with delegations from Hamas and the Iranian Islamic Republic.

Mark.
Tell us your predictions here. Nobody's going to your site.

"1)Canadians will be taxed ridiculously high.
2)Canadian’s will donate to Third World dictators ridiculously too much.
3)Canadians will be censored and kept in the dark as to their place in the world.

Posted by: Knight 99 at December 31, 2008 3:53 PM "

Ummmmmmmm....Knight99. I think Kate was asking for predictions,not facts!!...heh

dat his nod fair

Knight99 is posting last years results as this predictions.

you tink it hizzy make predictions. Borat Dion.

1. There will be a Mumbai like strike in Canada against a "Gun Free Zone" target.
2. The GG will call on the Coalition to form Government after the CPC Budget fails to pass.
3. Alberta begins separation campaign.

I apologize for the negativity, but must be a realist.

1) lizzy may will head to africa to save some centipede from extinction, and she will wind up as a meal for some animal

2) obama will pressure harper to legalize pot, and the resultant hemp and reefer biz will save the economy

3) my kids will finally leave home

By the end of 2009.....Harper wins a Majority...finally. The Sharks win the Stanley cup and Obama turns out to be the worst President the US has seen in decades.

1) Israel is provoked into a war with Iran (leftards side with Iran, Stephen Harper loses his job for supporting Israel)

2)Obama as president is not much different than Bush- the media continues to hump his leg

3)global warming/ climate change not discussed much anymore. the herd mentality crowd won't admit to being worked into a frenzy over changes in the weather but they will in a frenzy over the "downturn in the economy" and will still blame George Bush for almost everything

1- Dion and May caught on camera having sex. People are traumatized and hospitals are overflowing from a vommiting epidemic.

2- Suzuki in a fit of rage states publicly that Dion and May shoud be arrested for expelling too much co2. Turns out May threw Suzuki under the bus for Dion.

3- Suzuki admitted into Eric Martin Institue. Finally goes off the deep end. His room mate is a fat, global warming denier who farts constantly.

Safe Predictions for 2009

1. Whatever government action is needed in the US to correct the ongoing economic disaster in the least amount of time will not happen as Obama and the Clinton retreads try to be FDR. But in fairness, I would have made the same prediction if McCain had been elected.

2. The media will give Obama a tongue-bath anyway.

3. There will be terror inflicted upon the innocent somewhere in the world, and AP will say militants did it.

A) Hillary stages a coup of the PrezO, based on der Northern koalition attempt.

2. MartyMcfly, wearing a parka, comes back in the summer.

3. the power corp ceases operation and a National Holiday is declared. Dionkey seizes on it and wins an election, plunging Canada to 3rd world standing.

Ok Ok I cheated a little.

I’ll try again:

1. There will be a major riot in the US sparked by the economic recession and initiated by racial tensions between black and Latino’s. I repeat MAJOR.

2. Canada will stay fiscally stronger than most or all other G8 countries. There will be some pain, but nothing out of the ordinary as with any other recession that cycles through our economy every decade or so.

3. Nothing other than the usual rhetoric will occur in the Middle East or between India and Pakistan (It is after all a cash cow). There will be terrorist attacks, but nothing unusual by today’s standards. Something big may happen out of North Korea.

2010 will start to see some economic improvement and some real terror on the Muslim front.

1. AGW dies a natural death - Gore et al hauled up in USA courts on fraud charges

2. Iggy brings down the govt when Harper reintroduces elimination of fed subsidy to political parties as poll results showed Canadians overwhelmingly against the subsidies - CPC goes on to very strong majority as Lieberals are bankrupted during election campaign

3. Markets recover dramatically and surpass pre crash levels

1. Conservatives in Canada win majority after much silliness from opposition parties, elected senate is brought forward further as a possibility.
2. The section 13 hate speech section is more in the public eye, but still doesn't get eliminated even by the end of 2009
3. Much disappointment from Obama supporters when they start to realize that he cannot fill all the things on their shopping lists, which he OWES to them. Oh, the betrayal!

So the winner says...

"2.Market crash worse than 1929 , EURO becomes world standard currency."

Two out of three ain't bad says Kate.....

Yeah ... prognostication!

Happy new year!

Stage 2:

jlc buys CBC for $2.27

CBC starts new blockbuster show featuring an ageing jlc as Jimmy Carter in explosive sitcom laff fest.

CBC bankruptcy proceedings drag on interminably

1) Harper weathers budget crisis and stays in power supported by Liberals who threaten coallition every 2 weeks.

2) The details of the economies recovery become known by June/July (TSX is up 20%). There is media push back for the extravagant waste of stimulation that Harper put in January Budget.

3) In Sept. Harper introduces a standalone bill to cut the $1.95 / vote funding and an election is forced which brings in a CPC majority. CPC loses 5 seats in Quebec to the Bloc. Liberals and NDP lose 20% across ROC.

1. Elizabeth May resigns as Green party leader and joins Liberals.

2.2009 will see the resurgence of the separatist movement, thanks to the three stooges.

3.Canada's troop losses will decrease thanks to the deployment of our own helicopters in Afghanistan

1. Liberals will support the budget, no coalition.
2. The Gun Registry will disappear.
3. Danny Williams will make a fool of himself again.

1. US dollar turns into toilet paper. No consensus on replacement "world standard", all other western currencies benefit.
2. GMAC spun off from GM, rest of GM goes bankrupt. US govt winds up owning one of Ford/Chrysler.
3. Libs under Iggy surprise and work with CPC, as government rides out econo-storm, support emigration from S. Ontario.

(1) Puzzlement over the continuing recession caused by cheap money and easy credit, and the "corrective" response has been to flood the world with more money and make credit easier.

(2) A general election and Harper majority ... YEAH!!!

(3) Complete exhoneration of Larry O'Brian, Mayor of Ottawa, over influence pedalling charges; the Ottawa District Labour Council collapses under the weight of public opprobrium.

Prediction for 2010:

Astonishment in face of the onset of global inflation.

Something Old!
Something New!
Something Blue!
No CHANGE!

A Strom: (love the handle)

LOL on your last prediction. Suzuki's version of hell I would imagine.

rockyt at December 31, 2008 10:41 AM

I see you have disposed of the disposable society; thricely.

Now that's out of the way, what's next?

1) Jan. 21/09 The Opray Show...she wears a blue dress with a stain on the front..
2) Spring/Summer 09 The rose garden at the White House is dying. Al Gore blames global warming of course. Investigation reveals The O has been burying his Kool butts in the bushes.
3) Summer/Fall 09 Dirty Dalton MacGuinty announces a total ban on pesticide use in Ontario including for agriculture. I hit the road with the tractor heading to Sask. to buy some farmland.

Happy New Year to all!!

1. India/Pakistan situation goes nuclear; Obama responds with eloquent words and no action.

2. Jim Balsillie gets his NHL team, as one of the present US teams fails in its existing market.

3. A "Draft Kate" movement gathers steam as Saskatchewan heads toward its first Senate election.

Alberta Girl at December 31, 2008 12:23 PM

And what is that secret: Kate marries RW of Ottawa.

1. Pakistan/India tiff goes nuclear.

2. Bonds collapse, borrowing rates run high for all.

3. Harper wins a majority.

1. At his inauguration, Hussein Obama stuns his disciples by ululating, then proclaiming in Farsi, "I am the One you've been waiting for. I am the Hidden Imam."

2. The economic meltdown leaves France in untenable strategic difficulties. On Bastille Day 2009, Sarkozy announces that the Fifth Republic is packing it in as a nation-state and will reorganise as a theme park, Vichy Land, under UNESCO/EU auspices. He promises the grand opening for the 70th anniversaries of the proudest moments in French history: the surrender to Germany (22 June 2010); the destruction of the French Atlantic fleet at Oran by Force H, Royal Navy (3-5 July 2010); and the foundation of the collaborationist state (5 July 2010).

3. The fused airburst of a thermonuclear weapon will destroy Qom, Iran; the Zionist entity is presumed responsible. Iranian students and civilians then liquidate the mullahs, Ahmadinejad, the Revolutionary Guards and anyone else who is responsible for the reputation the Islamic Republic of Iran now enjoys.

1. At least one of the Big Three - history.
2. Federal election - slim CPC majority.
3. Obama breaks most of his left wing promises, and a small portion of the MSM stop worshipping him.

1) Patrick Swayze and Elizabeth Taylor die
2) Assassination attempt thwarted on Obama
3) Commercial realty/credit card bubbles collapse driving US into money printing overdrive. Expect to see the dollar decline to $.85 Cdn.

1) legilation to change rules in shock/futures trading

2) WWW all but collapses and the NEW wat is born

3) major war in middle east, includes most of the arabs + iran, with India/pakistan border war as a side dish (and Obama's action making things worst)

*****and the NEW wat is born****

should read

and the NEW way is born

1. A black dude named Barak Obama is inauguarated President of the United States.

2. A black woman is the First Lady of the United States.

3. Hillary Clinton is appointed Secretary of State of the United States.

I know, dumb. But - no dumber than lots of last year's predictions!

Happy New Year all.

1) Progressive elements of western society convince enough voters that there is no Islamic Jihad and no military combat is required, setting in place the conditions for the eventual destruction of western culture and values.

2) Despite clear evidence that Canadian Human Rights laws and organizations are fatally flawed no effective action is taken by the CPC or Coalition, eventually leading to legislation making it illegal to criticize HRCs, multiculturalism, abortion, and any other ism favoured by progressives

3) Fear that the GG would allow a coalition takeover (a valid fear) causes the CPC to become essentially indistinguishable from the LPC

Posted by: GYM at December 31, 2008 9:08 PM>

“*****and the NEW wat is born****”

Should keep it as “WAT” GYM!

Sounds great, and you could be the new father Guru who coined the term for the “new” information age once the www.age collapses. Well done!

1) Continuing its foolishness, the Swilling Coalition takes down the government over the January 29 budget; GG refuses to install Coalition as government, calls election which results in massive Harper majority.

2) CHRC is shut down and Harper fires. them. all.

3) CBC subsidies cut to the bone and Mansbridge forced to do begging every three months and give away videos of old Filth Estate programs as prizes for the lefty subscribers.

Oh well, we can dream can't we?

1) Significant medical breakthrough leading to application in either stem cell or genetic therapy;

2) Global economy continues to languish in 09 with Canada GDP leading G8;

3) Toronto Maple Leafs do not win the Cup.

1) Life's chemistry is discovered on a planet outside of our solar system

2) Oil is back over $100

3) ET stops writing irrelevant essays in lieu of predictions

Alrighty then: I'll bite...

1.Harper majority

2.Iggy quits

3.Kate gets married, and doesn't move to Ottawa
(sorry RW)

I will win the 649 jackpot.
I will win a Super7 jackpot.
I will win a free vacation, by phone.

Think Positive!

1. Al gore & George Soros finally acknowledge their connection to Dr evil, with a nod & a wink to each other, as they both go through a NJ wood chipper.

2. Symmetry is re-introduced to science. Chaos is out, order is in.

3. The AGW theory is recycled into 15" of ass wipe.

1. PMSH convicted of hate speech by the CHRC.

2. Iran legalises same-sex marriage but cannot decide if one is still entitled to four others.

3. All fanatical Muslims depart en masse from the West after converting to the church of liberalism to spread the gospel back home.

Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl over Carolina, Boston Bruins the Stanley Cup over San Jose, Boston Celtics the basketball championship over the Lakers and Chicago Cubs the World Series over the Yankees.

The financial crisis alleviates somewhat but not yet back to pre-crisis levels in 2009.

Peace in the Middle East: Iranian regime toppled, Saudis in trouble, bin Laden and al-Zawahri share 144 raisins between them.

1. Valkryle movie realease inspires assassination attempt on POTUS
2. US troops are RFID tagged
3. Drivers License becomes passport for Canadians

I can't resist

4. An increase in shapeshifting reptillian reporter video's on You Tube.

1. Fidel dies and Cuba begins process of sucking up to the west.
2. Israel bombs particular sites in Iran - the world condemns this unilateral action (but privately applauds)
3. Elections in Canada - Conservative landslide!!

1. Economic crisis continues.
2. Harper makes Ignatieff External Affairs minister and forms first grand coalition since Borden with Liberals.
3. Disaffected leftist Liberals leave party to form Liberal Democrats with NDP.

I must admit other than the EURO segment I hit it pretty close for last years predictions. I must admit I do not enjoy that my predictions worked out but they did. Remember last Dec 2008 was rosy and prosperous compared to now. Yikes!!. Nevertheless , happy new year everybody. Things will improve.

1. I am going to carry over my prediction of the EURO being destined as the world standard currency possibly in 2009. Gold, oil , and most commodities have been historically based on the US dollar. The USA will soon step back a bit and endorse this "for the good of the global economy" and "as a gesture to the rest of the world". Obama will announce it.

2. Once Israel ends the Hamas attacks from Gaza , they will pounce on any neighbouring states who try to attack them. So much so that they may expand borders way beyond current Israel to provide a proper buffer zone from future attacks. I am talking about parts of Egypt , Turkey , Jordan , Lebanon, Syria Iraq etc.

3. If Iran ,Hezbollah , or others launch attacks out of Damascus Syria , the city will be obliterated. Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the world.

Sounds like doom and gloom , I know. That is not the intention. The context is to be taken as positive. There will be a time of favor for Israel. Here's hoping . Happy new year to all. Remain positive.

#1. Pols (all of them) agree that a major diversion is needed to take people's minds off economic conditions. H5N1 (Ebola?) is "tweaked" to allow pandemic of Biblical proportions.

#2. Third world "disagreements" result in several limited nuclear exchanges. Once famous cities holding millions of humans are reduced to ash craters. First Global consensus that except for Earth protection nuclear weapons are INSANE!

#3. UFO's reveal themselves to the governments of the world. Panic gives way to feeling of "we're saved" (from ourselves) but soon reverts back to panic as the first ET's land in a KFC parking lot and are 8ft chickens ... and really really PISSED!

1. Harper wins majority in fall 2009 or spring 2010 election...steps down shortly after.(Election is won because Iggy's been advised and doesn't distance himself from the coalition.)

2. Bailout money found to be money not well spent in USA or Canada....America's shine with Obama erodes when the realization sinks in that he, like Dalton McGuinty don't have any magic formula to fix the economy.

3. Surprise candidate challenges Iggy as LPOC leader, and Howard Hampton pushes Layton out the NDP door when NDP support base objects to Layton's coalition of one...himself.

rockyt will become Observant's new best friend before the end of 2009! heh.

These are three things I'm sure of for 2009:

Obama will dissapoint and/or surprise a lot of people.

The Liberals will say and do stupid things and make fools of themselves again.

The "climate" will not cooperate with Al Gore's predictions, but his people will say that when it finally does, it'll be even worse than they predicted.

#1: Israel bomb the crap out of Iran prior to 1-20-2009.
#2: Hyper inflation to hit world markets by late 2009.
#3: Oil back up around $150.00 bbl by mid 2009.

#1: No Canadian teams make the Stanley Cup final round.
#2: Global economy improves, regains post-911 levels by summer. Doesn't reach the highest-level-under-Bush within 2009.
#3: Canadian general election called prior to end of 2009 (I don't think we'll be voting within the year, but the next election will called for).

Apologies for my tardiness in submitting predictions; I hope it won’t disqualify me and others from the big prize next year.

1. Ahmadinejad is replaced, Iran’s nuclear program is discontinued and a US/Iran “economic” relationship is established, which frees/forces Syria and Lebanon to suffer along on their own or join the party. This in turn allows Israel to isolate and generally pound the s--t out of Hamas and Hezbollah.
2. One or more European governments will attempt to enact “cultural assimilation” legislation with respect to immigration policy.
3. As a result of 1 and 2 above, radical jihadists will accelerate their, otherwise multi-generational, agenda and perpetrate a major nuclear/biological/chemical panic, if not an actual event.

Bonus prediction (will not be one of the world’s top three news items): Whether as a result of a general election or not, the CPC will continue to govern in the manner of a majority.

1. Conservatives win a majority government.
2. Union strife across Canada (CAW strikes, Walmart will close additional stores in Sask., Ontario teachers will strike).
3. Once Canadian Corporate Titan, Nortel, declares bankruptcy and is not bailed out.

1. The economy will coast in the first half, it will begin to improve in second half, in spite of Obama’s doing his utmost to impair it in order to help socialize it.

2. More and more capitalists will cry to the gobmint to give them money.

3. There will be another election, conservatives will improve their position.

Just so you understand, capitalists should enterprise, gobmint should get out of bloody way.

I am not even looking at the rest. Just scrolled down to post mine:
1: Economy gets MUCH better just as soon as Obama takes office. If it does he will get all the credit ( let's remember the numbers coming out now show the economy is not near as bad as the msm want to project, not to say we have not been hit hard in the markets. Dirty doin's there)Congress will screw us over but the markets will get better and the housing will improve, slowly.
And if it does not, Bush will get ALL the blame.
2: Israel will stick to their guns and pound Hamas. Netanyahu gets elected PM.
3:Stephen Harper gets a majority government if we go to the polls. If the libs go along with the NDP and the 'coalition' and they back the budget the Tories might be there for awhile. Bottom Line: Harper and the Tory government will be government for some time to come.

1) a Canadian election called in May
2) civil unrest in the states when the big O gets in
3) Iggy does not become the leader of the Liberal Party when they have their convention

1. Many familiar and famous names, e.g., General Motors, New York Times, will go bankrupt.

2. Somebody will get nuked.

3. Plunging temperatures will cause the IPCC to announce, a la 1984, that they have always been predicting a coming Ice Age.

(1) After a four-month lull, rocket attacks out of Gaza begin again -- this time hitting Tel Aviv.
(2) Inflation rate of the U.S. dollar hits 25%.
(3) Islamic terrorist attack occurs along the Houston ship channel.

1 Cdn election if Harper is smart.

2 Sea level will stubbornly refuse to rise in spite of the left wing dingbats predictions.

3 More immigration because it fed the enriching crash in 1929!

Through the freedom of information act they finally uncover what happened to "preparation" A through G.

2 Al gore will be shown to be fake when someone finds a plastic bag in his garbage that could have been recycled.

3 Smoking will make a comeback as the best way to lose weight.

1. Obama will not bring about the 'change' all his voters hoped for, but his followers will still think he can do no wrong (jeez that sounds familiar).
2. Buffalo Bills in Toronto will be a big flop once again because if TO can't care about it's own football team how's it going to care about anyone elses.
3. Amy Whino Winehouse will live to see 2010 but some young and damned good actor/actress will die a meaningless accidental (possibly prescrip drug related) death.