* Higher expenses for energy, as the "Global Warming" hysteria is used as an excuse to increase taxes and fees. Expect it will include some form of "carbon tax" or a variation of the "Cap and trade" scam.
I believe the House passed one version, but there's been no further progress. Hopefully if this ugly scam surfaces again, 41 Republicans in the Senate can stop it.
* "Community Service" for all high school and college students will be proposed, but won't pass in 2009.
Well, it didn't pass . . . but it wasn't seriously pushed either.
* Serious consideration of a draft, for domestic "service" as well as the military.
Just a few mutterings from the usual suspects, but this issue gained no traction.
* Questions will persist about Obama being a "Natural Born" citizen.
WND's petition is up around 500,000 signatures, and the issue has been mentioned a few times on the news . . . but usually just to ridicule the "birthers." (It's popped up on signs at a few Tea Parties . . . )
* Amnesty and benefits for illegal aliens. (The GOP will fold on this, since most of them support it, too.)
Group of congressmen wanted benefits for illegals explicitly included in the health care bill, but this effort went nowhere. On the other hand, the health care bill has NO enforcement provision to keep illegals from benefitting. So they
tried to impose part of this.
* Despite the economy, more US$ to UN-sponsored programs.
There must be SOMETHING in the Obama budget for this . . .
* US troops will become involved in a place where US interests are difficult to identify. (Central Africa? Balkans?)
Does Haiti count? (Oops, this is 2010. Never mind.)
* Obama (or his people) will openly meet with and overtly legitimize organizations like Hamas.
Does bowing to the king of the country that the 9/11 bombers came from count?
Plus unrest in the Middle East, hurricanes in the Southeast, and maybe even an earthquake in California.
One for three here . . .