Predictions for 2008

© Copyright 2008 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor.
posted January 3, 2008 @ 10:08pm PST

Now that the ball has dropped in Times Square and 2008 is officially here, a few predictions about the year ahead are in order. As usual, this journal offers a forecast with no qualifiers, hidden meanings or chance for reinterpretation in the future. Empirically verifiable in 365 days, the Kensington Review predicts:

• The Democratic Party will win the White House and retain control of both the House of Representatives and the US Senate;
• Gasoline will set a new price record in the US, but it will not officially exceed $4 a gallon;
• New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will run unsuccessfully for president;
• The US will not experience a recession, classically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth;
• The US dollar will lose value this year. New York Board of Trade's US dollar index, a gauge of the dollar's performance against a basket of six major currencies, will finish below the current level of 76.01;
• The Writers� Guild of America will continue its strike through the Oscars, requiring a revamping of the ceremony;
• Usama bin Laden will still be a freeman on December 31, 2008;
• Boris Johnson will defeat Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London in May�s election
• �Mr. Brooks�, which starred Kevin Costner, will win the Razzie for Worst Film of the Year;
• TV ratings for the Beijing Olympics will be lower than those for the 2004 Games in Athens
• Finally, Arsenal will win the English Premiership, damn.

As the new year beings, the Kensington Review thanks its readers for their support over the past few years. The many kindnesses, great and small, cannot be repaid, only acknowledged with gratitude.