I have a prediction that I want to put on the record so I can say "see, I told ya so!" next year when it comes true. My prediction is that the extreme right-wing wackos (the birthers, etcetera), egged on by the usual suspects, will go absolutely bonkers next year when the government begins the 2010 Census. They will claim the Census is a socialist/communist/fascist plot by Obama ("ObamaCount!") to invade their homes, their lives, and their privacy, all while legitimizing gay marriages, providing citizenship to illegal aliens, funding abortions, etcetera.
I make this prediction in part to bask in my powers of foresight, but also in the hopes that the Obama Administration will take note of this and do something - anything - to mitigate the lies and misinformation that is inevitably going to come from the far right when the Census becomes their Obama-plot of the day. I offer a few ideas in this respect, but sadly, I'm also going to have to predict that Obama will just let the lies reach critical mass, and do nothing but appease Republicans out of his misguided desire for "bipartisanship". We'll see, though.
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