Wednesday, December 31, 2008

We Are What We ^ 08

2008: The Year in Review P-U!

As 2008 is about to be flushed down the crapper, its stench will linger
... And 2009 will choke on the fumes.

The words, phrases, events and people that will be the legacy of 2008:
George W. Bush: Lameduck

RECE$$ION

the 18-month Presidential campaign

The Spitzer scandal ~~~ Hillary vs. Obama~~~

The Economy
Beijing Olympics

The Reverend
Jeremiah Wright

Michael Phelps

John Edward's $400 Hair cut
Bernanke Cuts Interest Rates

China: the Oppression of Tibet

John Edward's Affair

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin's Wardrobe

Skyrocketing
Gasoline
Prices

¦ Stock Market Crash ¦

AIG -□- Lehman Bros
Fannie Mae -□- Freddie Mac

B A I L O U T S

Hillary: Secretary of State

Rod Blagojevich: For Sale - One Unused Senate Seat

Caroline Kennedy Crawls Out From Under a Rock

Weapons of Mass Destruction

When the 2009 New Years baby sees what Old Man 2008 leaves him -
he will shit his pants - then there will be a need for a

C ° H ° A ° N ° G ° E

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8 comments:

Skunkfeathers said...

Yeah, I'm game to put '08 as far behind as I can put it ;)

Sandee said...

You and yours have a very Happy New Year. :)

Nankin said...

Happy new year to you, too. Of cours, it remains to be seen whether "change" for the sake of change is going to be a good thing or not.

At least your post is bi-partisan.

Hale McKay said...

Skunk,

I think that's a majority feeling about 2008.

Hale McKay said...

Sandee.

And a Happy New Year to you and yours.

Hale McKay said...

Nankin,

Yep, we will have to wait to see if his brand of change will change anything - for a change.

Cliff said...

I was going to post my own year in review, but I figured it would be a very short post "It Sucked."

And to top this off there was an extra second added to it, as well as an extra day this having been a leap year.

Hale McKay said...

Wixy,

You're right. I forgot it was Leap Year. I read about the extra second too.

Those two makes the misery of 2008 even more forgettable.