AAAAAAAH! STOP IT WITH ALL THESE DOOM AND GLOOM PREDICTIONS BASED ON NOTHING MORE THAN A KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, LOTS OF FACTS, AND COMMON SENSE. WHY ARE CONSERVATIVES SO PARANOID? BECAUSE ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION THOSE CONSERVATIVE PREDICTIONS -- BASED ON A KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, LOTS OF FACTS, AND COMMON SENSE -- KEEP COMING TRUE.