Predictions for 2008?
Monday, December 31, 2007 at 08:15AM 
Does anyone want to make any predictions for 2008?
I have a couple . . .
1). The Republicans will retain the White House. The reason is that poor Obama will be eaten alive by the Clinton machine during the primaries. By the time we get to the general election in November, Hillary will have become such a caustic and polarizing figure, she'll lose. People will vote for the Republican as a lesser of evils choice, there will be very low voter turn-out (people will be sick of it all), and no one will want the spectre of William Jefferson lurking around in Hillary's White House. The Republican nominee (Rudy or Romney) will pick a southern conservative (Thompson?-If you can wake him up long enough to get him to run), and Hillary will pick Bill Richardson to pull New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado out of the Republican camp.
The wild cards here . . . Iran and terrorism, the economy, and third party-bids by Bloomberg or Paul.
2). The big evangelical blogger discussion by May 1 will be "can a Christian vote for a pro-choice (or nominally pro-life) Republican?" By election day, the debate will be over and it will be "ABC"--anybody but Clinton.
3). The Yankees will win the World Series. Yes, Boston has better pitching (although the Yankees have a better team on the field). The reason? The fiery new manager and the desire to win it all while the team plays its final year in Yankee Stadium will carry the day. Also, it is very tough emotionally to repeat (You Red Sox fans need to look at how fat and happy the Yanks have been from all those victories in 1996-2001, and how they have lacked the fire in their bellies ever since).
4). The Federal Vision controversy will shift from a debate about its basic tenets to the church courts and fairness of the proceedings. The first defeat in a church court for any well-known FV advocate will send a bunch of folk running into the CREC. By the way, my prediction for 2010 is that once all of the FV advocates are together in the same church body, they'll turn on each other--that will be interesting to watch.
5). I predict Mike Horton will publish two new books, both will be great!
6). I'm also predicting that Ken Samples will say "umm . . ." in a lecture. That will be a first.
OK, now its your turn. Leave your predictions in the comments section below.
Reader Comments (39)
Yes, it is my view that hair is a post-fall phenomenon <grin>. That means that I am already in a semi-eschatological state, anticipating the fullness (hairlessness) of the age to come.
As for who wins the WS? Not the Yankees, anybody but the Yankees, although the Red Sox are getting in that arena of detestation.
The Patriots go undefeated -- no brainer.
I predict a coming great revival though for Reformed thought in this country. I see the demise of the mega-church and more of their pastors fall into disgrace. Out of the ashes of the fall of evangelicalism and the emergent church rises the phoenix of a new Reformation.
Sounds good anyway.
I especially enjoyed the prediction on the FV guys and of course Olsteen/Hagee. I would add in T.D. Jakes just so everyone would be rich during the Trib also.
While her facade is showing cracks, its due to extreme pressure not to implicate herself as liberal in the prims and still get the nomination.
When it comes time for the generals, she will be touring with Billy Graham as a pro-life (with caveats) compassionate-conservative war-hawk. Her worries are not from the right, they are from Soros propping up a 3rd party after she gives the hard left a high hand.
Her chances are looking pretty good to me. Especially if the republicans are silly enough to put Romney on their ticket. I think the Republicans' only chance against Clinton/Baye is a McCain ticket, but they are all too fervently racist and protectionist to handle any kind of realistic immigration reform, and so they will lose.
The economy is doing amazing despite all of the factors that should be crushing it. You might even call it the miracle economy.
Unemployment remains shockingly low, a low dollar has improved the trade deficit by 20% just in this year, GDP is very healthy, november consumer spending was up 6.3% over last year despite predictions that consumers were tapped out.
Anyone predicting a recession right now has a stake in negative expectations.
And don't get me started on Edwards, if he becomes president, I'll spork out my eyes. I couldn't have invented a more ridiculously disingenuous candidate. An ambulance chaser turned 1-term senator is so bored with his millions that he wants to be president?!?! No one will elect someone that makes them feel like they need a shower(except maybe Bill, but he was flawed in much more charming ways). His economic proposals are so preposterous that they would simultaneously crash all of the world's markets, but hey, at least the rich will suffer too.
What do you think of posting a blog entry where you explain to us your #4 prediction regarding Federal Vision advocates?
Please?
Thanks for another year of WHI!!
Disappointing to say the least...I might have stop reading this blog for that alone...
I also predict Joel Osteen will not repent of having his best life NOW!
Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup.
Boston Celtics win NBA Championship
Detroit Tigers win World Series.
Tiger Woods wins everything.
Obama is president.
John Haggee sees the light and joins the Roman Catholic Church. He is put in charge of collecting delinquent indulgences.
George Bush retires and enrolls at Westminster Seminary California. He really sees the light!
Miss Teen South Carolina majors in Geography at Harvard.
God's Kingdom expands as ministers faithfully preach the Gospel.
And the Patriots will win the Super Bowl. Wish I could go to that too. :-)
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