Worst political move, but with significant financial rewards: Former half-term Gov. Sarah Palin who quit her job, but said she wasn't a quitter.
Most pathetic sex scandal: Sen. John Ensign, mainly because his parents--his parents? he's 51 years old!--are part of the coverup.
Best reaction to a sex scandal: Elin Nordegren goes full-Viking on Tiger.
Most convenient religious conversion: Newt Gingrich sees evangelicals swoon for Palin or Huckabee, converts to Catholicism instead.
Worst economic news of the decade: No gay marriage, no gay bridal registry.
Smartest sex scandal of the decade: Eliot Spitzer, who only dealt with professionals.
Proudest moment sex scandal: Gov. Narain Tiwari of India was forced to resign after a sex tape surfaced involving him and three women. Tiwari is 86 years old.
Best comment about Pres. Obama's Nobel Prize: "Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum -- when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes." Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley, spokesman for Secretary of State Clinton.
Best comment by a blogger last year: "Why do people talk about 'the market' as if it's an hysterical irrational child, forever in need of 'calming'?" Atrios
Words and phrases that were over-used and need to be retired: "in harm's way," "vet," "at the end of the day," "war on terror."
Most influential book of the decade: My Pet Goat
Worst blogging trend: Pictures of your cat, unless it looks like Wilford Brimley.
Least interesting reflections: Anything concerning the world-historical significance of Michael Jackson.
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