There are now 441 days until election day. Thought I’d jump in with some prognostications, just for fun.

QUESTION: WILL JOE BIDEN RUN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION?

Answer: Yes, he will. With Elizabeth Warren by his side as his putative running mate, Joe will jump into the race and take the nomination away from Hillary. He’ll say it’s for the good of the party, so he’s doing the right thing for Dems, not for personal gain. Save the brand. Save Obama’s legacy. All that stuff. Yeah.

QUESTION: Will JOE WIN THE PRESIDENCY?

Answer: Uh, nope. But it will make for a more interesting horse race against Jeb, Joe being the colorful character he is. His candidacy will save Hillary from an ignoble defeat. She will never run for public office again. Poor thing. The sad irony is that if somehow hubby Brer Bill could run again, he’d win hands down. Everybody loves him – hates her. Women in particular. Can I explain it? Yes. It’s how women are. They forgive bad boys. They disdain the women that love them, even tho’ all women love bad boys. We can see the flaw in other women, just not in ourselves. Go figure…but that’s why she cannot win and likely won’t even have to endure the defeat, thanks to Crazy Joe (Biden, not Gallo).

QUESTION: WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE STOCK MARKET?

ANSWER: Uh, it’s called a correction, and it’s long overdue. China’s stock market was artificially stimulated by the Chinese government, and lacks transparency and credibility. In fact, Chinese businesses shouldn’t be allowed to be publicly traded, because they lie big time about their results – and there’s nobody to police them or check the numbers. It’s all a facade…but there may be some buying opportunities…nah – the market is way too overbought. Would need a huge correction for there to be anything worth buying. Too bad.

QUESTION: What’s the Young ‘Un going to do about the loud speakers dissin’ him from the other side of the DMZ?

ANSWER: Ooh, good question! I’m glad you asked me that. The Young ‘Un is either crazy or a genius – so sayeth Donald the Trumpeter? Nah to both. He is a sheltered young sociopath with innate cunning and survival skills. If he goes too far, it will be because of a misunderstanding or mistake on the part of his close associates – afraid of not being perceived as not tough enough. These skirmishes will continue ad nauseum until one of these times one side or another goes too far, and then we’ll have a nuclear threat. That should be interesting, but not likely anytime soon.

QUESTION: Will Congress approve the nuclear deal with Iran?

The answer is no – then nolo contendre. There will not be enough votes to approve it. The Republicans can’t vote for it, and there are enough Dems interested in keeping their Jewish constituents happy that it’s safer to oppose it. This is particularly true, as everybody knows Obama will veto anything that opposes the deal, and Congress can’t override the veto. That was an easy one. Come on…give me something hard!

QUESTION: What is the biggest concern about the Iran nuclear deal?

ANSWER: Something unexpected, to be sure. Everybody’s worried about Iran cheating or getting the bomb in fifteen years – pish posh. That’s stupid. There’s no incentive to cheat, as they’re just looking for sanction relief as a primary goal. At least for a good while, they won’t cheat because of the west’s itchy trigger finger for reimposing sanctions. Nope – the folk’ you gotta worry about are from ISRAEL. Yes, our allies and not such good friends from the little country on the Mediterranean with paranoid tendencies. As with the Korean deal, a series of misjudgments and delusions will inevitably lead to some kind of confrontation. And it’s likely we’ll see the introduction of the neutron bomb in our lifetime. The what, you say? The neutron bomb. The neocons wanted to play with it back in the 90’s – crazy bastards do crazy things, eh? But it destroys people without destroying real estate. What a neat thing, eh? So next time we’ll do a post about the neutron bomb. Stay tuned for that.

QUESTION: So what are you writing these days?

I’ve developed a scenario for the latest story called The Algorithmic Brain, subtitle: You Don’t Know Jack. It involves Jack the Ripper, cyborgs, Orlando, autism, the law, morals and the CIA. Sound interesting? You betcha!