Economic Forecast of the Turpentine Commission

In the short term:

Corn prices will raise in sudden surges, with a three month surge followed by a nine month period of steady prices. The three month surge will start in late June or July, to coincide with the kids being out of school and their parents being distracted.

Other cereals will be pulled up, according to the Laws of Economics.

In the long term:

Expect a sudden rise in the price of alcoholic drink in 2009, as the supply grains for whiskey mash, beer porridge, or wine mush, spiral above twelve dollars a bushel for corn (Chicago, on the stalk).

Politics:

Expect Hilary to launch a 'unite the white' movement by reaching out to her white right wing sisters and brothers. After McCain is assassinated by a black muslim assassin with a troubled history in the Marine Corps, expect Hilary to win as a third party candidate.