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The 10 Worst Predictions for 2008

Prognostication is by far the riskiest form of punditry. The 10 commentators and leaders on this list learned that the hard way when their confident predictions about politics, war, the economy, and even the end of humanity itself completely missed the mark.

1. “If [Hillary Clinton] gets a race against John Edwards and Barack Obama, she’s going to be the nominee. Gore is the only threat to her, then. … Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.” —William Kristol, Fox News Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006

Weekly Standard editor and New York Times columnist William Kristol was hardly alone in thinking that the Democratic primary was Clinton’s to lose, but it takes a special kind of self-confidence to make a declaration this sweeping more than a year before the first Iowa caucus was held. After Iowa, Kristol lurched to the other extreme, declaring that Clinton would lose New Hampshire and that “There will be no Clinton Restoration.” It’s also worth pointing out that this second wildly premature prediction was made in a Times column titled, “President Mike Huckabee?” The Times is currently rumored to be looking for his replacement.
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Blagojevich freed on own recognizance
December 9, 2008 at 2:56 PM

Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were each released on his own recognizance at a federal court hearing this afternoon. Wearing a light blue running shirt and tight, dark-blue running pants, the governor walked slowly into the packed courtroom accompanied by a federal agent. After being escorted to the defense table, Blagojevich smirked and shook his head as he read documents given to him by his attorney.

He also looked briefly around the gallery, which was filled with reporters. His wife, Patti, did not attend the 15-minute hearing. Blagojevich and Harris later stepped toward the bench, as U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan greeted him. "Good afternoon, Governor," she said. "Good afternoon," Blagojevich replied.

Nolan said the purpose of the hearing was to explain the charges against the men and make sure they understood their rights. Assistant U.S. Atty. Red Schar then read into the record the two counts detailed in the criminal complaint. If convicted, Blagojevich and Harris could face up to 10 years in prison.

The magistrate agreed to release the men on a $4,500 recognizance bond. Blagojevich nodded as Nolan also ordered him to surrender his passport and any gun ownership cards. The governor was then escorted from the courtroom after the hearing.

His attorney, Sheldon Sorosky, said afterward that Blagojevich "is very surprised and certainly feels that he did not do anything wrong." The governor was driven back to his Chicago home and arrived there about 2:30 p.m. He went into his home through a back entrance.

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158 days of the BRAIN-DEAD MORON left...