(UPDATE BELOW)
Back In December I rashly made some predictions. Lets see how I am doing:
1. Defunding the war - Hmmmmm....haven't we been hearing how this is how the Democrats are going to get around the President's power's as Commander in Chief? The saving grace is that the so-called "Blue Dogs" appear to have a bit more clout, or something between their legs as they have convinced the "moderates" not to go along with the
nutball lefty's who actually want to cut an run.
Verdict: Hasn't happened yet but then again they really haven't voted yet either.
2. The Soldiers as "Victims" - Thomas
Sowell has a fine piece about this very thing at today's National Review Online -
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTIxMzVhZGZjYjkxOWVlODE5OTA0YjAzYzczOWI0OTU=
Verdict: SCORE!3. Fighting in Afghanistan - Well the fighting there has ramped up and we have recently been hearing about how the Taliban is "resurgent" and that the locals are "corrupt".Verdict: 50/50 on this one. We
haven't pulled out of Iraq YET.
4."The war is lost" - While my circumstances
haven't happened as predicted, how many times have we heard this phrase from seemingly everyone? Man do I hope the "Surge" works just to hear those who are crying how we cannot win this war have to turn around yet again to retract their steps.
Verdict: 50/50 on this one but I am hoping that General
Petraeus pulls it out.
5. This one was less of a prediction than a chance to take a shot at Charlie
Rangel. The draft is dead unless something awful happens.
Verdict: If this was a prediction I lost on it.
6.
Impeachment - the calls have been happening but mostly from the far left
. It would appear that sanity took a temporary hold on the party with this one.
Verdict: the jury is out and maybe hung.
7.
Gitmo prisoners - I heard recently something on this one but I seem to recall that the prisoners are still being legally held as
POW's.
Verdict: Wrong so far.
8.
Green Laws - Nothing I can think of yet but with
AlGore Vs.
IIIb having won the Oscar, I'm guessing that its only a matter of time. If you read my last post or if you have spoken with me you can guess how I lean towards being Green. With the way the president has been acting it seems that its only a matter of time till we are all wasting more and more paper filing our Carbon Credits on our Tax forms.
Verdict: Still out but I am leaning towards something.
9. Gas at $3.00 - Boy, after I guessed on this one the bottom fell out of gas prices here in Indy. At one point in January it was below $1.80 for few days at selected locations. Ironically I never bought gas below $1.90 for the entire month. It was always on the other side of town. Gas is now at about $2.40 here in Indy according to
http://www.indygasprices.com/We will check back on this one as it develops. We will be driving to South Carolina in June so hopefully it will drop again soon.
Verdict: Still out but November is 8 months away.
10. Recession - Well where do we start on this one? First off the market boomed
thru January and February then fell something like 400 points in 4 days. Who the heck knows where it is going this year. I'm fully vested at work so I guess I will talk to our advisor and ride it out with my 401K.
Verdict: Its not the end of the year yet.
11. Mortgage rates heading up to 10??? - What WAS I SMOKING???
Verdict: To quote Jeff Tweedy "I must have been high".
12. Immigration amnesty - Two words need apply: Kennedy/McClain. If for no other reason this is why I will NEVER vote for the
RINO from Arizona.
Verdict: nothing official but its coming. Both parties are too scared of the "Hispanic vote" (as if all voters of Hispanic decent vote in a block).
13. Conservative Republicans - Fred Thompson
Verdict: Still out.
14. The election - Already its fun to see the
lefty's running all around trying to see who will pander to them
Verdict: pull up a chair and pop some pop corn, its going to lots of fun.
The fun ones
1. MAN WAS I WRONG ON THIS ONE!!! Its still fun to say it!!!
COLTS 29Bears 172. The Pacers
haven't managed to eliminate themselves - YET!!!
3 &4.
IU/Purdue split and actually was fun to watch. Both are in the dance along with Butler and
Notre Dame. UPDATE:
Butler has a Sweet 16 berth against Florida whereas both Purdue and IU are OUT.Verdict: SCORE !!!5. The Indians opening day is in a month and we will be going a few times.
Haven't bought tickets yet but we may get a season pass.
6. I'm working on that 20 pounds.
7. About the same. I've been really busy at work these last few weeks and its only going to get worse this year.
8. 50
th wedding anniversary party is on for June. I'd invite you, but its family only.
9. Done deal. She is the light of my eye.
10.
OK, perhaps I misspoke, the woman I share my home with is the love of my life and the delight of mine eyes.
PS. I heard that the Iranians are pissed off about the movie "300" portraying them in "a bad light" as crazy, bent-on-world-domination, whack job, nutballs.
Well I say that if the sandal fits; Mahmood...
GROW UP!ITS A MOVIE!!!
