I’ve been going over some things in my mind lately, and I’ve decided to put them into list form here. It’s my list of political predictions for 2010. Some of these are obvious. Some might be more of a stretch. No matter what happens, 2010 is going to be an interesting year in politics, and I’m very much looking forward to it.

I don’t have inside information on any of these items. This is just my speculation at what will happen.

In Georgia

• Democrats in Georgia will pick up some House seats. I don’t know where or how many, but to think the Georgia Republicans can have all the chaos they’ve had lately and not lose seats is just not logical thinking.
• Johnny Isakson will have the same runoff opportunity that Saxby Chambliss had in 2008. At this point, I’d probably vote for Satan if he ran against Isakson.
• Taxes will rise. Our dollars are as weak for us as they are for the state. And since Georgia can’t just make more money like they do in Washington, it will need higher tax revenues to compensate for the ever-weakening dollar.

In Washington

• The Republicans will take the majority in the U.S. House.
• Harry Reid will lose his run for reelection.  (I’m going way out on a limb there, huh?)
• The resulting power shift in the Democrat Party (after losing the House and Reid not returning) will cause chaos in the party, which will start a downhill trend for the Dems that will cost Obama the election in 2012 (unless he runs against Sarah Palin).
• Jim DeMint will no longer be the only consistent voice of reason in the Senate, as he will be joined by Rand Paul.
• There will be more bailouts of “too big to fail” companies that come with rules on how they are allowed to operate.

Across the Nation

• The Libertarian Party will see a 50% increase in votes over 2008 election numbers. I think this is a conservative estimate. It may approach a 75% increase if the Republicans nationwide continue to offer poor candidates.
• There will be more scares over terrorist plots (not involving airplanes) that will give gun grabbers a reason to push for more gun laws under the guise of keeping people safe and secure.  As a result, we will have more gun laws, but we will be less safe and secure than we are now.
• The Tenth Amendment will be an issue of much discussion as states who can’t afford the mandates from health care legislation will have to consider rejecting it.

So that’s my list of political predictions for this year.  What are yours?

Good grief. I didn’t believe the first reports I saw of this, but this one came from Fox Business, so there’s at least a 50% chance it’s a real story.

Apparently the adult entertainment industry will be seeking $5 billion in a bailout rescue package similar to the other government bailouts rescues from recent times.

Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild CEO) said that they need the money to “invest in building new means of distribution, and shoring up our distribution right now to prevent further erosion from factors like Youporn and other Internet content that has seriously affected our business over the past few years.” (emphasis mine)

Translated, that means that people figured out they could get porn online – for free – and the industry is suffering as a result.  At least the mostly religious right-winged Bush worshippers who favored the other financial atrocities bailouts will be against this one, since this one has to do with pornography.

The adult entertainment industry has the same problem the auto industry has – nobody wants their product.  The auto industry has to make cars that people want to buy (instead of keeping their used car) if they want to be making money.  The solution to that is to make cars that get better gas mileage, use alternative fuels, and offer features that attract cutomers.

The adult industry has the same task; they must create a product that people are willing to pay for.  Then they have to take that product and market it in a way that creates demand for it.  This isn’t rocket science, and since sex sells better than just about anything else, it shouldn’t be too hard for them to get demand for their products.

There’s no doubt people will pay for pornography, but there has to be a really good reason for people to pay for it when it’s so readily available for free.  The adult entertainment industry doesn’t need a federal bailout; they need to do what every other struggling industry must do during a struggling economy.  When they have a product people are willing to pay for, they will see an increase in sales.

Until then, they’re just another bunch of bums in line waiting for a government handout.