Nearly 500 years ago, Nostradamus predicted that I would write this blog entry...
In 2013 we can expect more obstructionist nonsense from those super duper patriots in the Tea Party wing of the Republican nuthouse.
Once again President Obama will bend over backward to accommodate John Boehner in the misguided belief that Boehner can deliver Republican votes in the House. Unfortunately, the Republican House is still comprised of people like Louie Gohmert, Trent Franks, Darrell Issa, Paul Ryan, and Michele Bachmann. So, very little of substance will get done. And Boehner himself may be deposed by yet another empty suit.
We can hope for a ban on assault rifles and large capacity clips--but don't bet the farm on it.
The slaughter of the innocents will continue.
More attention will be paid to the antics of our pop singers and TV and movie stars than is healthy. Bread and circuses to keep the masses placated.
The Bilious, Bullying, Billionaires will continue their attack on Democracy, aided and abetted by most--but not all--of the corporate media--and a majority of the Supreme Court.
Fox "News" will find new ways to lie to the American people. Naturally, the people who listen to Fox will not notice this.
Mitt Romney, pere et fils, will continue to blame everyone and everything for his defeat--except for his own incompetence and his tired, incoherent ideas. But, of course, he didn't really want to be President anyway. So it all worked out well in the end.
The Dark Lord Cheney and his hateful spawn will attack the President for some reason or other.
No one but Fox News will care what the Dark Lord Cheney and his hateful spawn say.
George W. Bush, or Simple W if you prefer, will remain politically insignificant, just a bitter memory from an ugly past.
Chris Christie will start a diet and exercise program to get him in shape to lose to Hillary in 2016.
Arizona's politicians, including our pea brained Governor, Jan "Chuck Tell Me What To Do" Brewer, our criminally negligent lawman, Sheriff Joe "Que Pasa" Arpaio, and our resident foreign policy expert, Senator John "POW" McCain, R-Bitter Old Man, will continue to provide amusement to the rest of a grateful nation.
No matter who hosts it, the Academy Award show will be too long and tedious to be truly enjoyable.
The lack of good film roles for "women of a certain age (other than La Streep)" will be decried.
Hopefully Peter O'Toole will finish the third volume of his memoir, "Loitering With Intent". I heartily recommend the first two volumes, which are subtitled "The Child" and "The Apprentice", to anyone who loves acting, theatre, storytelling, or just good, often humorous, writing in a kind of Joycean stream of consciousness style.
Some religious nut will announce that the world will end at a certain time on a certain day. The world will not end, of course. But the nut will still have devoted followers, because there is never a shortage of fruit cakes in America.
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.
Mrs. Franklin and I hope you and yours have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve. And that all of your teams cover the spread and your hangover isn't too awful.
Remember to hydrate. Trust me, it helps.
And don't drink and drive. That's a clown move, bro.
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