- Look for the Benghazi and IRS flare-ups to be tempests in a tea-pot as the GOP squanders a temporary tactical advantage due to lack of cohesion and sufficiently developed leadership.
- Look for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to OK fracking in upstate New York shortly after the next gubernatorial election.
- Look for New York State to enter into a Faustian bargain and begin more widespread adoption of casinos.