Three Predictions For The 2012 Presidential Election

I've decided to make some predictions about the 2012 election because why the hell not.

Prediction #1:   After a record turnout in the 2008 election (60+ million), I predict that this election will garner no more than 50 million votes.

Apathy towards voting and the candidates (a good thing, in my opinion) has been very high this year. One can't blame the people for being apathetic toward two nearly identical candidates in Romney and Obama, who both support the continuation of the violent Drug War, the continuous foreign policy of global hegemony, and the ever increasing interference with the market from government forces via regulations and monetary manipulation. A person must be a fool (and there are plenty) to feel any sort of energy to vote for these oligarchic fascists. Sadly, the Cult of Voting will keep the country from completely withdrawing consent from the evil overlords.

Prediction #2: The winner of the 2012 presidential election will do so with 51-52% of the vote.

This election is close, which makes a great deal of sense when you see how close Obama and Romney are on policy issues. They're practically the same men. But the scarier thought in all of this is the amount of people who will be choosing the President of the United States. 52% of 50 million is 26 million people. A nation of 310 million people, and all that will be needed is the consent of 26 million people, if even that, to elect someone to the most powerful position in the history of the world. You should remember that the next time someone tells you the majority elected the president. It's a fat lie.

Prediction #3: Absolutely nothing will change.

Nothing will change. Nothing has changed in nearly 100 years. No matter whether Obama or Romney are elected, we will continue are failed, evil foreign policy, most likely intervening in Syria more than we already are as well as starting a war with Iran for Israel. No matter who gets elected, the Drug War will imprison record numbers of people every year, making a multi-billion dollar industry operate in a violent black market in a time when the economy is dire straits. No matter who gets elected, the Federal Reserve will continue to monetize the debts of Wall Street and manipulate the interest rates, further destroying the wealth of the middle class while creating large profits for all of the financial institutions. No matter who gets elected, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Department of Defense will continue to spy on peaceful American citizens who disagree with the usurpation of the citizens' rights by the mighty Leviathan in DC.

The United States are on a destructive path with which there is no way off but to continue over the edge of the cliff. The country, government and all those who suckle on its teets, are doomed. Scary thought.

It is amazing the entire country isn't full of depressed alcoholics.

Christie To Give Keynote; Rubio To Introduce Romney

"What if they don't have any food carts?"

via Fox News

Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan for his running mate, but he's making sure to find major convention roles for the other short-listers.  

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, two of Romney's rumored top choices for the job, will have prominent speaking roles at this year's Republican National Convention. Christie has been awarded the coveted keynote address, while Rubio will introduce Romney on the closing night, sources told Fox News.  

Republicans formally announced Tuesday morning that Christie, who considered a 2012 presidential bid of his own before endorsing Romney, would speak in the prime slot in Tampa later this month. Rubio has been tapped to introduce Romney on Thursday night of the convention. GOP officials tell Fox News Rubio is already on a third draft his remarks.

Still no word if Ron Paul will be getting a slot to speak, but I have little hope that it will happen. Looks like there is need for another counter-convention like in St. Paul in 2008.

As for Christie and Rubio, I'm trying to figure out how a gun control supporting governor from New Jersey and a big government representative from Florida are conservative, but then again, the Republicans nominated Mitt Romney, who gets to own this, and he in turn selected Paul Ryan for his VP, who voted for TARP and the auto bailouts.

I guess the Republicans really don't want the libertarian vote.