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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Post your bold predictions for 2014! [View all]bucolic_frolic
(56,258 posts)32. Warning, I'm a Psychic!
Inflation will hit 4.8% by October
July will be the hottest ever on record with 103 degrees F in much
of the country
Democrats will gain 12 seats in the House, but lose 3 in the Senate
The stock market DJIA will hit 20,000 by December 3
Unemployment will fall to 6.2% causing the Fed to jump interest
rates to 3.5% by December 20, 2014, and causing a 30% market
correction from December 3 to March 30, 2015
Gasoline will be $4.25 a gallon on average
Many people will stop eating bananas
Congress will rescue the USPS due to citizen outrage over the
$.49 stamp
And in the future:
Hillary will run, but face the same fate as last time - an also ran
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The Cubs will once again, just barely miss making it to the World Series.
abq e streeter
Dec 2013
#1
Issa will launch 4.3 million investigations into Obama White House cleaning staff.
Liberal Veteran
Dec 2013
#5
Rush limbaugh will attempt suicide by trying to eat a live 32 pound lobster.
world wide wally
Dec 2013
#6
You've confused "bold" with "stupid" and the type of thing they say in Freeperville
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
#39
yes it will. But at least we all know where your head is about the First Lady.
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
#41
Christie will get his stomach stapled, and he'll burst the staples out with LOTS of pizza.
RBInMaine
Dec 2013
#13
Unemployment down to 6.5%. Congressional control stays as is. My Paul LePage voted OUT as Gov. YAY!
RBInMaine
Dec 2013
#15
DC Democrats throw the Midterms. Democrats kill the safety net. Teabaggers increase their numbers on
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2013
#17
Completely agree on the threat in 2014 -- just mentioning that COULD be the worst point
karynnj
Dec 2013
#28
Scott Walker is indicted OR wins re-election. Sorry, no dethroning him otherwise :(
MillennialDem
Dec 2013
#25