Things to come

Because people love to think things have been predicted, they will forgive the twisted logic needed to link the happenings of today to the maunderings of Nostradamus or Mother Shipton or the madman most preferred in Washington, John of Patmos. The Prophet business has never been easier.

Unlike prophets of old, Fogg has the ability to simply deny that he ever predicted all the things that didn’t happen and claim that he was just going to write about the things that did, but didn’t get around to it, so with nothing to loose, I give you the predictions for 2006 of Capt. Fogg, AKA John of Potroast, or if you prefer: Nostradufus.

• George Bush will launch an air strike on Iraq’s nuclear facilities, unless he doesn’t.
• There will be retaliation against Israel by Arab Countries and a possible oil embargo – or maybe not.
• The entire Muslim world will become an expanding front in a world war and thus George will justify all his actions to date.
• The US economy will go into a recession that will be blamed on war protesters, un-American critics of Bush’s economic policies, the Liberal Press and Jane Fonda, unless it doesn’t.
• Members of the growing “Impeach the President” movement will disappear or suddenly change their minds after a short trip to Kyrgyzstan.
• A constitutional amendment will be proposed to allow the suspension of elections and allow vastly increased powers for the President “in time of war.”
• The US will invade Venezuela in order to “restore order.”
• A large golden cross will be installed on the Capitol dome.
• The Rapture will continue not to happen.
• Capt. Fogg will become a non-person and his ‘blog never will have been published.

There you have it; at least today’s version. I may deny it all tomorrow.