We did a quickie roadtrip to Cleveland last weekend. We left a day early, on Thursday morning, so we could visit a state college in upstate New York for Jonah’s first college tour. Later, we roamed around the Southern Tier for the day. We found some nice wings and microbrews in Corning. Sunday, we did the eight hour drive from Cleveland to Jersey in one shot.

In short, lots of time in the car during a huge weekend for the news. For most of the trip, we only had access to God radio shows. So, I squinted at my iPhone for the news and retweeted as much as I could. Hardly satisfying for a mostly former blogger.

In one week, there was the confederate flag showdown and the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.  Obama gave a stunning eulogy for Clementa Pinckney. It was a good week for progressives.

Let’s make some predictions.

Will these victories have any impact on the 2016 election? Will it make conservatives more conservative in the primaries? Will this hurt Jeb? How about Hillary? Obama is going to leave office with some nice popularity numbers for an outgoing president. Is this going to make it hard for her to create distance between her and Obama?

Make predictions. They are fun, and they’re free.

UPDATE: So, Dan also says that Obama had a good week, but he’s a realistic about the obstacles that he faces during the rest of his term.