Claremont McKenna Professors Make 2008 Predictions

Judge for yourself. My money is on Pitney's prediction. Frankly, Kesler's scares the hell out of me. See their opinions in today's National Review.

Charles Kesler
In the spirit of harmless fun (and amnesia, should these predictions veer wide of the mark), I predict that Hillary will win by three points over Rudy, that the Democrats will increase their margin in the Senate by five seats, and that the Republicans will pick up five to ten seats in the House. It will be a Democratic year, though not a blowout, and where the Republicans do better than feared (the Senate) and about as well as hoped (the House) it will be because individual candidates have done better than the national party at separating themselves from the negative legacy of the Bush administration. Senate candidates will do this on foreign policy issues (mainly, the Iraq war); House candidates on the immigration issue.

— Charles R. Kesler is professor of government and director of the Salvatori Center Government at Claremont McKenna College.

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John J. Pitney Jr.
Republicans nominate Rudy Giuliani for president. To hold GOP women who might vote for Hillary and to stress his commitment to reform, Giuliani surprises the political class by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton makes a move into GOP territory by picking Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. Giuliani-Palin wins with 52 percent of the popular vote and 293 electoral votes.

— John J. Pitney Jr. is Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College.

Drivers Beware: Claremont Police Will Have DUI Checkpoint

Now I am very anti-drunk driving, but I figured you would all want to know about an effort this next weekend to cut down on drunk driving in Claremont.

According to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, from Friday at 6 pm to Saturday at 2 am, "Motorists will be stopped to see if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, have a seat belt on and possess a valid driver's license."

Any one want to guess that they'll be close to the Claremont Colleges? After the fiasco at Hartwood, I almost hope so.