Speaking of December 2003 and January 2004, in the spirit of all the predictions made each year at this time by media talking heads I'd like to make the following equally insightful predictions:
In 2004, the world will experience an earthquake, a flood, and some sunny days. The US Post Office will lose somebody's mail. Somebody will make a bold peace plan which the media will hail, and which will accomplish nothing. Some people will kill other people. The US will hold a presidential election, and the victor will be either a Republican or a Democrat. Fundamentalist Muslims will hate America, nearly as much as the French and the Democrats do. Iowans will support free markets and demand ethanol subsidies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average will rise, or fall, or both. The news media will find something, somewhere to blame on Ronald Reagan. Happy Old Year, David Levenstam
