A while back, we had a thread asking, "What, in your history on DU, have you been most wrong about?"

[BlueIris]

Let's revisit that discussion.

I believe "wrong," in that thread, meant factually inaccurate, ("I was wrong to think Pelosi had been born in Canada") or a guess or prediction you made that didn't pan out, ("I was wrong about Governor X declaring a candidacy by June of '07") but if you want to open this thread up to things you were "wrong" about in other ways, feel free.

I was most wrong when I predicted that * would be out of office by now. I've predicted that several times, most recently this past April, when I guessed he might be gone by the end of that month (yeah...I know). And yet, he remains. So, yuck. I was totally wrong about that and I hate myself.

What have you been wrong about?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. In Late January, I made a HUGE mistake

I wrote a diary supporting Pelosi, claiming that she needed a lot more time, and that she was doing great.

Boy, do I regret those words these days.

[SteppingRazor]

2. I predicted that if the Dems took Congress in 2006, Cheney would be out...

before they officially took over in January. I was wrong. Rumsfeld got the axe instead.

[ThomWV]

3. I predicted that the 2006 election would make a difference - WRONG!

[BlueIris]

4. I also blew it when I predicted that RFK Jr.'s expose on (s)election 2004

would be the biggest political bombshell like...ever.

[MrScorpio]

5. One thing

I didn't think that the sheer amount of ways that the Bush Admin and their cronies have fucked us all over could have grown so exponentially that you'd need a GRAPE supercomputer just to even get close to crunching the numbers.

For this, I admit I was wrong.



I sincerely apologize.

[1932]

6. I believed that claims of WMD in Iraq were being fabricated before invasion, but

I still thought they'd probably find SOMETHING there.

Now I think, not only were they fabricated, but Bush's guys KNEW there was nothing.

[orleans]

31. (aren't you surprised they didn't just plant something there to "find"?)

i am.

[fasttense]

7. I was wrong when I predicted that the DJIA would

drop hundreds of points due to subprime loan foreclosures in May 2007. It happened in August 2007.

[rzemanfl]

8. I predicted that Cheney would resign for "health reasons" soon

after Scooter got clemency and it would be spun as the price Cheney paid for protecting his buddy.

[leftchick]

9. supporting John Kerry

and he turned out to be the "raw deal".

[BlueIris]

10. Kick for other early-birds.

[BlueIris]

11. Kick.

Admit your wrongness here.

[rucky]

12. If I were right...

we would've invaded Iran 4 times in the last 2 years.

there would've been about 8 Bush-controlled terrorist attacks on American soil

and 75% of DU would be in Halliburton camps by now.


Sometimes it's good to be wrong.

[BlueIris]

13. Yep.

Very good.

[lovuian]

14. I've put out alarms that were in the papers to give warnings

and they haven't panned out but I don't regret that
I feel like its better to know possibilities than not

I still live my life but knowledge is power

[tabasco]

15. I thought we would have a draft if Bush was re-selected.

It's amazing but they have continued sending the same troops back over and over again and extending tours and using stop-loss.

I got out just in time.

[LWolf]

16. I was wrong about

the Democratic Party being the "opposition" party.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. I overestimated the love for Chicken Pot Pie from Cracker Barrel.

[PCIntern]

18. I once made a mistake and said:

Nobody's Perfect.

:hi:

[allthatjazz]

19. Bev Harris

For a long time I thought she was helping our cause.

[BlueIris]

23. Yeah. I mean, I figured out the truth sooner than some, I guess,

but I still feel pretty...wrong about having given her any credence at all, ever.

[catmandu57]

20. 19 March 2003

I sat here watching a live webcam from Baghdad, the appointed hour for the attack had came and went, I got optimistic thinking maybe the whole thing was a bluff. Then i saw the flash from the first cruise missle.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. I had some assumptions about GLBT folk

that were steeped in just plain ignorance (I've known like two gay people in my entire life). I can't tell you how grateful I am to those here who pointed out these errors without passing judgement — lionesspriyanka foremost among them. I'm always gonna adore her for enlightening me.

[BlueIris]

24. lionesspriyanka is an inspiration to many here.

Glad you got it sorted out; and here's to many more awesome GLBT friends for you.

[LeftishBrit]

22. I thought Blair would stay in office till 2008.

[lutefisk]

25. Predicted Cheney would go and Rice would take his place

And that Dr. "C" would, as the VP, be the heavy favorite for President in 2008.

To my credit though, I was never once was caught up in the "drip, drip... this is it" DU craze of Bush's first term. So far I've been right in my belief that the main players will never pay for their crimes against the nation or humanity.

[LiberalAndProud]

26. Ohio

I was terribly wrong about Ohio.

[BlueIris]

29. Yeah. I thought it would be Florida.

[skids]

27. Any and every time I may have said...

...this administration couldn't possibly get any worse.

[BlueIris]

30. Yep.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. I thought John Kerry was the most "electable" candidate in 2004.

I should have supported Dean. I was wrong.