New Year "Predictions"
So, here are my wishes and cynical predictions:
So, what I want to see:
1. Manchin and Sinema ave "Road to Damascus" conversions to at least semi prograssive views
2. Voting rights gets passed
3. The Build Back Better act gets passed
4. The sedition caucus is expelled from Congress and tried
5. The lawsuits against the states that are fucking over voting rights are successful
6. The Jan 6th conspirators are indicted, arrested and tried, including the top one
7. Qanon folds up like wet tissue paper due to scandals of pedophelia and corruption
8. The crooked justices that McConnell crammed onto the Supreme Court are impeached for corruption and lying to Congress
9. McConnell retires in disgrace
10. An international consensus is reached and the US gets on board
11. The Omicron variant turns out to be significantly less damaging even though its R0 is over 10
12. The Dems sweep the house and senate in the midterms
13. Marijuana is legalized nationally, and marijauna convictions are expunged
14. Texas' abortion rights attack is shot down
What I am afraid I'll see:
1. Manchin and Sinema turn Republican, giving McConnell back the Senate
2. Dem initiative likes BBB and Voting Rights are dead in the water
3. The Jan 6th commission is toothless, and their criminal referrals are ignored by the toothless DoJ
4. The lawsuits against the states fail due to partisan SCOTUS
5. The Jan 6th caucus increases and takes over the House
6. Qanon become mainstream and the Proud boys are the new brownshirts
7. SCOTUS becomes increasingly partisan without shame or brakes
8. Multiple countries, including the US, ignore climate change and actively make it worse
9. Yet more variants ravage the population as vaccination efforts are sabotaged by the GOP
10. The Dems lose the House and the Senate in the midterms, setting the stage for a successful right-wing coup
11. The GOP doubles down on the "War on Drugs" and its War on Women and War on Minorities
12. Right wing terror squads start stlking the cities and doing armed voter intimidation and murder, with the cops ignoring it or being complicit.
Quite frankly, 2021 said to 2020 "Hold my beer". I don't really expect any better for 2022.
So, what I want to see:
1. Manchin and Sinema ave "Road to Damascus" conversions to at least semi prograssive views
2. Voting rights gets passed
3. The Build Back Better act gets passed
4. The sedition caucus is expelled from Congress and tried
5. The lawsuits against the states that are fucking over voting rights are successful
6. The Jan 6th conspirators are indicted, arrested and tried, including the top one
7. Qanon folds up like wet tissue paper due to scandals of pedophelia and corruption
8. The crooked justices that McConnell crammed onto the Supreme Court are impeached for corruption and lying to Congress
9. McConnell retires in disgrace
10. An international consensus is reached and the US gets on board
11. The Omicron variant turns out to be significantly less damaging even though its R0 is over 10
12. The Dems sweep the house and senate in the midterms
13. Marijuana is legalized nationally, and marijauna convictions are expunged
14. Texas' abortion rights attack is shot down
What I am afraid I'll see:
1. Manchin and Sinema turn Republican, giving McConnell back the Senate
2. Dem initiative likes BBB and Voting Rights are dead in the water
3. The Jan 6th commission is toothless, and their criminal referrals are ignored by the toothless DoJ
4. The lawsuits against the states fail due to partisan SCOTUS
5. The Jan 6th caucus increases and takes over the House
6. Qanon become mainstream and the Proud boys are the new brownshirts
7. SCOTUS becomes increasingly partisan without shame or brakes
8. Multiple countries, including the US, ignore climate change and actively make it worse
9. Yet more variants ravage the population as vaccination efforts are sabotaged by the GOP
10. The Dems lose the House and the Senate in the midterms, setting the stage for a successful right-wing coup
11. The GOP doubles down on the "War on Drugs" and its War on Women and War on Minorities
12. Right wing terror squads start stlking the cities and doing armed voter intimidation and murder, with the cops ignoring it or being complicit.
Quite frankly, 2021 said to 2020 "Hold my beer". I don't really expect any better for 2022.