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1. On Jan. 1, 2027, Joe Biden will be
a. A criminal defendant in a case brought by the Trump DOJ.
b. Generally regarded as smarter than he appears to be today.
c. Gone from this vail of tears.
d. In hospice.

2. On Jan. 1, 2027, Donald Trump will still be
a. Blaming JD Vance for something.
b. Appealing the civil judgments against him.
c. Defending the wars he started in Venezuela and Iran.
d. Sick and tired of giving Bibi Netanyahu everything he wants and getting nothing in return.

3. In January 2026, JD Vance will
a. Be getting the Mike Pence treatment from the Trump White House.
b. Be Wishing he had stayed in the Senate.
c. Realize that he has become Trump's poodle.
d. All of the above.

4. During 2026,
a. Elon Musk will announce he's running for governor of California.
b. Chris Christie will be back in Trump's good graces.
c. Mike Johnson, having lost the speakership, will be back home in Louisiana teaching Sunday School.
d. Chuck Schumer will realize that he hates being minority leader in the Senate and will announce he's running for governor of New York.

5. During 2026, the Trump administration will
a. Spend $3 trillion more than it collects in taxes and fees.
b. Start a war with Venezuela and Iran.
c. Continue supplying Ukraine with military equipment, ammo and cash.
d. All of the above.

6. The first of President Trump's cabinet to leave will be
a. Marco Rubio, in a principled dispute with Steve Witkoff over Ukraine.
b. Pam Bondi, because she twice blew it on the Epstein files.
c. Tulsi Gabbard, when her own intelligence community drives her from office.
d. Pete Hegseth, because his own wife will accuse him of killing innocents on the high seas.

7. In 2026,
a. Pope Leo's love of the failed papacy of his predecessor will be so obvious that Catholics will call him Francis II.
b. Trump will increase the government's debt by $3 trillion.
c. Vladimir Putin will triumph in Ukraine as it becomes a neutral country and forswears NATO membership.
d. All of the above.

8. In 2026,
a. Tom Brady will come out of retirement and quarterback the New York Giants.
b. The Yankees will decisively defeat the Dodgers in the World Series.
c. Patrick Mahomes will retire and replace Tom Brady at Fox Sports.
d. All of the above.

9. By this time next year,
a. Notre Dame will be recognized as college football champion.
b. Bill and Hillary Clinton will have announced a formal separation.
c. Victoria Nuland will be number two at the State Department.
d. None of the above.

10. By this time next year,
a. Bibi Netanyahu will be in prison.
b. Vladimir Zelenskyy will be living in Miami.
c. TikTok, under its new ownership, will be banning criticism of the Israeli government. d. All of the above.

11. By this time next year,
a. Netflix will have put movie theaters out of business.
b. Broadway will be back to its pre-pandemic levels.
c. Trump will change the name of RFK Stadium to his own name.
d. Some of the above.

12. In 2026, Trump will
a. Rescind Executive Order 12333 -- which purports to permit warrantless mass surveillance -- and the intelligence community will go berserk.
b. Have signed legislation repealing FISA and the Patriot Act.
c. Have banned all domestic spying.
d. None of the above, but while I breathe, I hope.

13. In 2026,
a. The military-industrial complex will have gotten fatter, richer and more powerful.
b. The U.S. defense budget will be cut by 25% because the Pentagon will refuse to reveal videos of its killings.
c. Trump will announce his candidacy for a third term.
d. All of the above.

14. In 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will
a. Rule that all speech is absolutely protected as a natural right.
b. Rule that the right to travel is a natural right.
c. Reverse Wickard v. Filburn, which held that even infinitesimal, immeasurable and personal behavior can be congressionally regulated.
d. None of the above, but while I breathe, I hope.

15. In 2026, a majority of Americans will
a. Recognize that war is a racket.
b. Acknowledge that war is the health of the state.
c. Accept all wars because they believe the government's lies.
d. Condemn the draft as a form of slavery.

16. In 2025, historians will finally acknowledge that
a. Lincoln was the first head of state in history to target militarily civilians of his own country.
b. Wilson formed a fourth unaccountable branch of government, unrecognized by the Constitution.
c. FDR was a virulent racist who supported the KKK and put Japanese Americans in concentration camps.
d. All are true, but none will be recognized.

17. The essence of government is
a. The negation of liberty.
b. A monopoly of force in a geographic area.
c. Taking from the haves and giving to itself and the have nots.
d. All of the above.

18. The essence of a right is that
a. It comes from our humanity
b. It exists whether the government recognizes it or not.
c. It can only morally be taken away after a fair jury trial at which the government must prove guilt. d. All of the above.

19. The Constitution of the U.S.
a. Is the supreme law of the land.
b. Was written to restrain the government.
c. Recognizes natural rights.
d. Is regularly trashed by the government.
e. All of the above.

20. That government is best
a. Which governs least.
b. Which leaves us alone.
c. Which tells the truth all the time.
d. Which bends over backward to avoid war.
e. All of the above.

My choices: 1c, 2a, 3d, 4a, 5d, 6b, 7d, 8b, 9d, 10c, 11d, 12d, 13a, 14d, 15c, 16d, 17d, 18d, 19e, 20e.

Happy New Year!

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