Legal disclaimer: I have posted my predictions on internet web sites during the Christmas season for the past NINE years. As always, I expect to have FUN with my predictions in 2012. These predictions are part of my POLITICAL SATIRE repertoire, written in Sardonic Style. These predictions are based on metaphysics, extrapolation, and my award-winning proprietary guessing indicators.
1. MIDDLE EAST PEACE. A large number of Americans politicians will jump on "The Palestinians are an invented People" bandwagon in order to show their support for Israel and to gain political points. With the US Military providing intelligence and targeting information, the undeclared war by Israel against the Iranians will continue, with Israel slowly destroying Iranian nuclear facilities. Our incompetent Administration will be tested once again; the US will be involved in an incident at sea in the Persian Gulf, this time with Iranian Navy units.
2. WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA. Significant progress made in Afghanistan after the spring, with the number of coalition casualties significantly reduced. The incompetent Administration will continue the BHM (Buying Hearts and Minds) strategy; this is, buying the hearts and minds our enemies on the ground, with a large number of former Taliban’s accepting to work for the Afghan's security apparatus. With a few months to go before the 2012 election, the Obama Administration will make what will be considered as a de facto MISSION ACCOMPLISHED announcement, on the war against Al Qaeda after one of our Special Operations Teams places Ayman al-Zawahiri at room temperature during another espectacular raid.
3. ECONOMY AND MARKETS. Unemployment numbers will be down significantly, with both the DEM and GOP claiming the credit, however, the housing market will see insignificant improvement. American investors will continue to avoid Europe. Asian market will make a slow comeback. Solid year for the US Bond Market, including Municipal Bonds. Another FLAT year for cash reserves. Another zigzag year for equities, ending with single digit gains on all three major indexes, the DOW, NASDAQ, and S&P 500.
4. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. After a long season of debates the candidates finally engage the discredited administration. NEWT GINGRICH suffers an embarrassing defeat, and decides to go back to writing his books, and working as the ultimate DC INSIDER, representing major companies with his House and Senate compadres. RON PAUL makes a good showing but had to settle for a finisher’s medal and promises once again to LOS PAULISTAS that he will be back for the 2016 election. MICHELE BACHMANN is awarded a finishers medal and continues to be the leader of LOS TIPARTISTAS. Candidate RICK SANTORUM is awarded a finishers medal and decides to join a major television network as a political talking head. JON HUNTSMAN is awarded a finishers medal and becomes an active campaigner for the nominee. After a shaky start, MITT ROMNEY becomes the comeback kid and takes the GOLD MEDAL.
5. REPUBLICAN PARTY. After a public relation debacle at the end of 2011, LOS TIPARTISTAS re-group and make a comeback. LOS TIPARTISTAS will force the GOP leadership to play hardball, opposing the Failed-Obama-Administration on everything. LOS TIPARTISTAS will not allow anything to get through their Firewall. The Republican Party leadership and their registered voters will be fully motivated; they can smell the blood in the water. The Republican Party will conduct a relentless assault against the one term president and against everyone running under the DEM FLAG for any elected position; they are going for the kill in 2012 with the goal of winning The Trifecta.
6. DEMOCRATIC PARTY. After suffering embarrassing defeats in 2010 and 2011 the party is ready to make a comeback. Their mantra will be that the DO NOTHING GOP CONTROLLED CONGRESS shall not be trusted. The DEM leadership will be pumped up and motivated, in their hearts they believe that the American voters will give them ANOTHER CHANCE to FIX the country. The party will collect almost a BILLION DOLLAR for the 2012 election. The leadership of the Democrats Defamation Team or DDT will do WHATEVER it takes to win it ALL in 2012, they are going for the gold and they want to win the Trifecta.
7. THE PRESIDENT. The relentless assault by GOP TALKING HEADS on radio and television will continue. The incompetent administration makes for the perfect target for the Republican Attack Team. Things get real ugly for the president by the month of July, but then he makes a slow comeback. His APPROVAL numbers will be floating around 40 to 45 percent during the year. His disapproval ratings will be in the 50s, improving slowly by the month of September. He will be out and about BLAMING the DO NOTHING GOP CONTROLLED CONGRESS for every personal screw up. Nothing of significance will get done during his watch in 2012.
8. THE 2012 TRIFECTA. Here is my most important prediction for 2012, and we are going for the GOLD on this one. We see the REPUBLICAN PARTY winning THE TRIFECTA in 2012. The GOP wins the White House, makes gains on the US SENATE, and retains the House of Representatives. Bet against MY trifecta at your own risk.
Thanks for reading my 2012 predictions. Just a reminder, as I have said before, these predictions are part of my political satire repertoire, they are written using a Sardonic Style, and you should not bet your hard-earned California Pesos on my predictions. Again, thanks for reading and let’s have a productive 2012.
