>Jake, slightly off-topic but it seems your prediction is at least partly correct: today two official investigations were released, both asserting that government representatives were slack and/or chose to ignore weakness in banks that dabbled in sub-prime and subsequently failed. On the basis that such an institution is its employees, government has to take the rap for that. So that's one for you!

I can't say I'm happy about any of my predictions coming true right now.

Did you see this?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/16/plan-gives-fed-sweeping-power-over-companies/?feat=home_headlines
"The Federal Reserve, already arguably the most powerful agency in the U.S. government, will get sweeping new authority to regulate any company whose failure could endanger the U.S. economy and markets under the Obama administration's regulatory overhaul plan. " -- emphasis mine

Slightly off topic but even things I was looking forward to are falling apart.
From my list :
2) Lifting of the embargo against Cuba and I'll be able to "legally" acquire Cuban cigars
They may be legally acquired soon, but we're going to pay out the wazoo for them.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2009-03-31-cigarettetax_N.htm

1) Overturning the UIGEA.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/APNewsBreak-Group-says-poker-apf-15481559.html

*sigh*