With a new year comes a new chance to prognosticate what lies ahead in 2015. Despite high hopes, our 2014 projections were hit-or-miss, largely miss.
But with all the clairvoyance of Miss Cleo in her prime, we endeavor to foretell what to expect in 2015. –Carten Cordell
The Redskins win the Super Bowl … in the straight-to-DVD film, “Draft Day 2: Gamechanger.” Based on the 2014 Kevin Costner movie, the story follows a scrappy GM (Luke Perry) who tries to lift an embattled franchise to stardom through a series of canny, yet heartfelt, draft day decisions.
After plans for an Internet sales tax failed, the Virginia General Assembly attempts to fund its transportation budget not by raising the gas tax, but by investing in a pilot program of magic beans to balance a revenue shortfall.
Flummoxed by President Obama’s executive order on immigration, Republicans sue The White House. After months of motions, the case is sent to mediation, to be presided over by Geraldo Rivera and televised on Pay-Per-View. Sales are mixed.
Battling operating costs and inspired by the film “Snowpiercer,” Metro decides to limit service to a single, 100-car train running eternally throughout the entire D.C. area. Average commute from Fairfax to D.C.: two days.
Seeking to capitalize on the attention New York City got for naming Taylor Swift its official ambassador, D.C. selects Kim Kardashian to represent it at official functions.
(January 2015)
