McCain and Obama

The future of the United States of America is unclear. While many are writing about McCain being in trouble and Obama expecting a "Landslide" they are being foolishly optimistic or pessimistic. The race is still too close to call. Not even the scrying ceremonies that allowed me to see the outcomes of the 2000 and 2004 elections are revealing the future to me, the race is that close.

The key is in the Electoral College, the "Winner take all" absurdity used to give an entire state to a single candidate. It was responsible for the mathematical trick that allowed George W Bush to win in 2000, despite losing the popular vote by a narrow margin. The Obama / McCain race is so close, that two divergent futures are visible with equal clarity. In 2000 I was able to see two futures as well, once with Gore as President and one with Bush. The Gore future was week and watery in my vision before the end, having grown indistinct.

The Common ground, a certain death and a possible one:

McCain will not live to the end of the term. His prostate cancer is resurgent. The stress of being President will only accelerate the progress of the disease. His life is hanging by a tender thread and the more he stretches it the less time he will have. Were he to retire now and dedicate his remaining time to his health and prosperity, he may live another six years. If he is elected he will be forced to leave office before the end of his third year, with fatal damage to his health.

Obama's future is likely to be equally short, but far more bloody. He will probably be assassinated. There will be two opposed groups vying for the kill and they would never cooperate under any circumstances.

On the one hand there will be a collection of Saudi terrorists, politically descended from the organizations responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks. They see Obama as a traitor to Islam, but will seek his death for his efforts to bring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a close. They see Iraq as a fertile recruiting ground for their troops and a way to strain the economy and resources of the United States. Obama's lack of ties to OPEC will further cast him as an outsider.

The second group desiring Obama's death will be politically and financially connected to American Skinheads and Neo-Nazis. Their motivation is the opposite of the Muslim extremists. They're convinced he's a secret Muslim, out to undermine the United States. Their combination of racial and religious hatred will drive them to some of the largest and most devastating domestic terrorism acts ever seen on US soil. While they will not, in a single attack, equal the detestation of September 11, they will dwarf the Oklahoma city bombing, which they will use as their template.

Obama will be the most targeted President in US history, but all hope is not lost. He is aware of these threats. The ultimate support for the American terrorists rests upon the cornerstone of seeing Obama as a Muslim. Shattering this illusion will likewise shatter the religious recruiting strategy for his would be Christian assassins. While there will still be a strong racial component in the desire to assassinate him, it will be a smaller, less organized force that pursues him, no greater in their scope or ability than the pro-life activists who tried so pathetically to assassinate President Clinton.

President McCain
McCain will invade Iran before the end of his first year. He will first build up concerns about the state of Iran's nuclear ambitions. Iran's own lack of candor and clarity, their attempt to appear cagey in the fact of America will only aid McCain in building the case for war in Iran.

Iran's military, being far more formidable than Iraq's, will extract a heavy toll upon the US military. To make matters worse, McCain will, like George W, commit only a fraction of the troops the Pentagon recommends. As a result the war will take three months to topple the current government, and no area will be considered secre by the Military during the entire occupation.

By his last day in office, the Unites States will have used all the interrogation techniques that were used upon McCain when he was captured in Vietnam. At no point will McCain ever admit his administration used torture.

President Palin

Palin will be in office for one to two years before the election. She will ignore her actual duties for the bulk of her time in office in order to campaign for 2012. She will neglect the Iran occupation's actual operations while proclaiming a new Holy War against Islam. Race riots will erupt and 3,000 to 6,000 Muslims in America will be killed in the resulting violence. The separation of Church and state will crumble as the teaching of Evolution is banned outright and Palin herself records a daily "Morning of Prayer" to be played in schools nationwide.

Non Christians will be demonized as "Islamic Sympathizers." While few "official" attempt to enforce religious purity will be carried out, the Federal government will turn a blind eye to civilian efforts to "Cleanse God's Country."

The 2012 election will take place, with Palin running against Hillary Clinton. Hillary's religion will become the cornerstone issue and will ultimately be used to paint here as an Islamic sympathizer in the press. Upon her defeat, Palin will have her arrested and charged under the "Justice for the Aborted" act.