Abandon all hope

I'm sad I have to do this, but I'm going to make my official Election '04 prediction right now and call it for Bush. (And in case you doubt my clairvoyance, I called the 2000 election for Bush in February 2000.)

Why, you might ask, do I think Bush is going to win the election when Iraq is falling apart and his own party couldn't pass an amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions? It's extremely simple.

Doom 3 will be released on August 3rd.

PC sales have been sluggish for the past year or two, because people have not seen a reason to upgrade. But Doom 3 is a very graphics-intensive game -- just look at the system requirements. With the hype, and the reviews this game is getting, many many people will finally be motivated to upgrade their computers or buy new systems. The massive influx of dollars into the PC market will most certainly spur a mini-economic-recovery. Bush will then use that recovery to falsely demonstrate that his tax cuts worked, when in fact he owes everything to John Carmack and id Software.

With the economy looking up, some well-placed lies about Iraq, and certain Florida-style dirty tricks, it will be possible for Bush to eke out a victory. But I will keep my Kerry banner on the side of this page nonetheless.