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The Democrats will regain control of the House of Representatives. This is the elected body most sensitive to negative opinion concerning scandal, and there has been just too much of it among Republican leaders. Once the Democrats gain control, they will bring Articles of Impeachment against President Bush (for once, I agree with William Rusher). But since the Republicans will lose only two seats in the Senate, they will still have a 53 to 47 majority and the trial will acquit Bush. It probably should, anyways. Bush will land on his feet concerning Iraq, but it will be a little too late to keep the House from going Democratic. For the 2008 presidential sweepstakes, Gov. Mark Warner will emerge as the Democratic front-runner. The Republicans won’t have one. Ted Kennedy will hand over his Senate run and so his Senate seat to Joe Kennedy. Riley will win the Democratic primary by only four points over Patrick. Kerry Healey will be the next governor. All local legislators could win re-election, though a couple of races may be too close to call. Brian Dempsey will succeed in securing some 2.8 million dollars in hospital-related aid for Haverhill. The city will end the fiscal year with over a three million dollar surplus, and there’ll be a fight over what to do with it. Now for the important predictions. It’s a shame, but it’s going to be the year of the Yanks. The Red Sox front office blew it. The Patriots will win their third straight Superbowl and go down as one of history’s greatest sports teams for both talent and heart. I’ll keep praying for the Celts and Bruins. The Boston Symphony will emerge as one of the world’s three greatest (bravo Levine!). There will be a blizzard on February 19th, but a former mayor of Haverhill who won the Great Rotary Fishing Derby at Lake Winnipesaukee just one week earlier, will loan (not donate) one of his prizes (a four stroke ATV) to the highway department and the superintendent will give the mayor a ride. Life would be a better place if there were a greater shortage of fishing poles. Happy New Year! Jim Rurak is a professor at Boston College and is the former mayor of Haverhill. Email your comments or questions to Jim Rurak at JARandKAS@comcast.net
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are some of my predications for 2006, hence the title.