Should I ever choose to become a paid political consultant or a regular contributor on a political talk show, it appears my thoughts and recommendations will be worth their weight in gold if you base such on my 2010 predictions made last January in this column.
I predicted the American public would reject Obama’s big government plans and they did so this past November in a big way! I predicted that the Republicans would not win enough seats to gain complete control of Congress and unfortunately they fell a little short in the Senate but did win in a landslide in the House of Representatives and also took control of a vast majority of State Legislatures and Governorships across our great country.
I predicted that Republican firebrand Alan West would defeat Democratic Congressman Ron Klein in eastern Broward County and he did. Unfortunately my prediction that Debbie Wasserman Schultz would be returned to Congress also came true but thankfully her extreme liberalism will now only be part of a tiny minority in the next Congress. But there still is 2012 to put her on the same unemployment line that her mentor Nancy Pelosi says is a great stimulator for our economy.
On the economic front, I predicted slow growth in 2011 but I am not happy to report that I was correct since Obamanomics has affected my business and that of thousands of similar firms in our area and too many of our neighbors who are out of work and soon to be out of their houses. Thankfully, the American public and Congress did not pass Obama’s Cap & Tax plan for our energy industry as I predicted and thankfully I was correct that Climate Change would not cause the East Coast to sink into the Atlantic Ocean!
I also predicted that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum would not win the Republican primary for Governor because he lacked charisma and was a long time career politician. Rick Scott beat him in a tight primary election and thankfully went on to win the general election where he will start implementing his “get to work” plan to help Florida recover from 4 terrible years under Charlie Crist.
As to the year 2011, I believe the American economy will start to kick into higher gear if the newly elected Republicans in Washington, Tallahassee, and elsewhere across our fruited plains stick to their guns about ensuring that our national, state, and local governments become more efficient and stay within their means.
I must admit that one of my predictions of just a few months ago is already looking wrong that Obama would not pivot to the center for the next two years in order to try and win a second term in the White House. His recent compromise with Republicans to extend the current tax rates enacted under George W. Bush and to offer additional tax breaks to businesses is a move to the middle although I did not support the reduction in the employee FICA payroll tax which is needed to keep Social Security solvent for the future nor did I support the new estate tax rates since I do not believe in any type of death tax.
In the coming year I predict that the Obama regime will still try to implement many of its leftist ideals by implementing new rules and regulations within the agencies under Executive Branch control. There is already talk about the Federal Trade Commission imposing net neutrality rules on the internet to please Google’s CEO and that the Environmental Protection Agency will drastically change the rules regarding carbon which will result in higher oil and gas prices for all Americans in order to make General Motor’s new electric Volt Car and General Electric’s wind turbines and solar panels seem more cost effective. I am sure you will remember that Google and GE have been big supporters of Obama and that Obama and his union buddies still control General Motors.
Lastly, I predict that Republican presidential hopefuls for 2012 will be all over Florida during the coming year. I do believe that none of the known names such as Romney, Palin, Huckabee, or Gingrich will ultimately be the Republican nominee to run against Obama. In the months to come, I will tell you the names of others on which to keep your eyes focused.
