Another Nostradamus prediction involves the idea that Obama will be a one term president (we can only hope):
Barack Obama may have won the 2008 election, but the real winner in the presidential lottery was none other than "Michel de Notredame," who gained newfound respect among the ranks of hardcore skeptics by prophesying the first black president, uncannily describing him as the "white and black of the two intermixed."
The Seer Extraordinaire was able to accomplish, nearly five centuries ago, what modern-day political pundits were unable to do even five short years ago. In so doing, Nostradamus turned die-hard doubters into true believers. The same ones who used to thumb their noses at his predictions are now thumbing through his quatrains, in search of further enlightenment, as in this prophetic verse:
"The great empire each year shall have more strife,
One above all others will the power obtain:
But short will be his reign and life,
Two years on stormy seas will he be able to sustain." - Nostradamus
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Nostradamus used his prodigious prophetic powers to read the political tea leaves, but it does not require a crystal ball to read the writing on the wailing wall. Given the dire straits that he inherited, voters were more than willing to give their Anointed One a honeymoon in the White House. But if Barack Obama fails to deliver on his copious campaign promises, it is highly doubtful that they will deign to grant their Second Coming a second honeymoon in the Oval Office.
I don't really see any connection though in the prophecy about Obama. Nostradamus could be talking about anyone. It's disturbing to see the reference to "short will be his . . . life" given the spotty record of his Secret Service detail and the rumors that Obama is suffering from lung cancer.