I’ve never been one to take peer pressure seriously, but seeing so many “predictions 2006” posts around has led me to give this a shot. Here’s what I’m expecting from the year to come:<\/p>\n
* Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum will lose his re-election fight by double digits, prompting him to whine, “You won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore” in a bitter farewell address. He immediately accepts a job on Fox News, co-hosting a show with Bob Novak called, “If You’re Different, You’re Wrong.”<\/p>\n
* Patrick Fitzgerald will indict at least two more top White House officials. Rumors will intensify that Bush will fire Fitzgerald (ala Archibald Cox), but fearful of following Nixon’s narrative too closely, the president won’t be able to go through with it.<\/p>\n
* Barack Obama will collect 10 gazillion frequent-flier miles campaigning for Dem candidates nationwide.<\/p>\n
* Tom DeLay will be among the 10 House Republicans indicted in the Abramoff scandal, putting DeLay in a position where he will have no choice but to announce that he will not run for re-election.<\/p>\n
* Rumors about Al Gore entering the 2008 presidential race will intensify (beyond Ezra’s blog<\/a>), prompting a Meet the Press appearance in which Gore will be leave the door open to the possibility.<\/p>\n * Desperate for a pre-November hobbyhorse, John Gibson will launch a crusade against The Da Vinci Code<\/a>, which he’ll characterize as a liberal plot to destroy Christianity. Rob Boston, despite not caring for the hit movie, will appear on-air to defend it, pushing Gibson<\/a> to start screaming uncontrollably, “Liberals make baby Jesus cry!”<\/p>\n * Republicans will come to regret the investigation into the NSA leak, as the probe keeps the story alive and focuses renewed attention on the White House’s illegalities.<\/p>\n