predictors
i read a bit by a guy who said the economy's shaky but it'll hold together until after the democratic president is inaugurated in 2009. then the pillars of the financial institutions will collapse with timing that'll make you think it was choreographed. it'll take four years to claw our way out of the impending recession. and every step along the way will be carefully planned to guarantee a republican takeover in 2012. heh. articulate conspiracy theory. not something you see every day. i'm not gonna say he's completely wrong. but... historically when the economy booms the republicans gain. and when the economy busts the democrats gain. not the other way around. this guy's credentials seemed to be that he predicted something a few years ago and it happened. just the way he said it would. therefore he's totally qualified to predict the future.