Okay. I resist making a lot of predictions, or presenting a lot of theories that I can't tie back directly to an article in a mainstream news source.
You should notice that the majority of the articles I post come from established news organizations. I believe this makes it harder to dismiss the stories, though the wing-nuttiest can always find a reason to dispute the facts. This blog is not aimed at them. It's aimed at the moderates of both parties, the libertarians, the independents.
However, I'm going to make a prediction here and now that will put me squarely in the "wild-eyed leftist" camp to some. If I'm right I'll have called it early. If I'm wrong, well you can just say that I was off on a "crazy liberal conspiracy theory" and I'll have a little egg on my face.
Here it is: Bush and Cheney will not cede the White House, regardless of the outcome of the 2008 election.
There I said it. They will take military action in Iran. They will do this in the guise of wise and benevolent protectors of the nation, assuring that it is "just until the crisis is over", but they will not give up power.
Am I crazy? Could be. I'd love to be wrong, but if I had told you 10 years ago that we would go to Iraq with no credible evidence, that we'd be caught torturing Iraqi's at Abu Ghraib, that we'd be holding people without charge in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, suspending Habeas Corpus, the Vice President claiming he is not subject to the laws governing the Executive Branch, the failure of Hurricane Katrina, and on and on...you would have said I was crazy then too.
At a minimum, we are going to war with Iran. What happens after that? Well, you have my "wild-eyed leftist" prediction.
Do I really believe this? I'm not sure that I do. On the other hand, I don't think you can rule it out.
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