My 2011 predictions in review

Late last year, I made seven predictions for 2011. Now that the year is drawing to a close, I figured I’d take a look at my predictions to see how accurate (or more appropriately, how inaccurate) I was.

Here are the predictions I made for 2011:

1. In the race to succeed Chris Larson in Milwaukee County’s 14th Supervisory district, I’m going to predict that our good friend Jason Haas will prevail.
2. Though I hate to say it, the Green Bay Packers will prevail in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs only to lose the following game to the Atlanta Falcons.
3. Speaking of professional football, the New England Patriots will win Superbowl 45.
4. Following his thirty day stint as acting County Executive, Lee Holloway will name himself to serve as the interim County Executive (despite not having a “huge ego.”)
5. Speaking of the County Executive seat, Chris Abele will defeat Jeff Stone on April 5, 2011 to become Milwaukee County’s next County Executive.
6. The Milwaukee Brewers will win 90+ games, in the process winning the National League’s Central Division and qualifying for the playoffs, where they’ll lose in the NLCS.
7. Despite threats by Scott Walker and legislative Republicans, state employees will not see their collective bargaining rights legislated away, and despite his talk of “labor unrest” AFSCME Executive Director Marty Beil will agree to labor contracts that include concessions from state employees.

While I was dead on the money in predictions #1, 5, and 6, I was off base with predictions #2, 3, 4, and most unfortunately, #7. Clearly I’m no Nostradamus, but that won’t stop me from continuing to make some predictions as we head into 2012.