...let's look towards the trends and issues that we'll be dealing with in 2009. I think there's a pretty long list. Let's see:
Nobody was talking about Rod Blagojevich in 2008. Rather, everyone was talking about Barack Obama. But it's clear now--indeed, there's more evidence of this today-- that this Blagojevich scandal, and the question of who will be appointed to Obama's old senate seat that helped inspire it, will be dogging Obama for some time to come.
Who would have thought that Rod Blagojevich would hog headlines going into the new year.
Will Roland Burris actually ever be a voting member of the U.S. Senate? My prediction? No, he won't.
Former NBA star Charles Barkley will likely stay in the news. Over the past couple of years, he's been in the news for his gambling problems, for his NBA analysis on the TNT cable network, and for blasting Auburn, his alma mater, for racism in refusing to hire a black head football coach.
Last night he was arrested for suspicion of DUI.
The Detroit Red Wings figure to be in the hunt for the Stanley Cup again in 2009.
Yesterday they edged the Chicago Black Hawks, a team which just finished winning 9 straight games, 4-0. The Wings extended their Central Division lead to 6 points.
And the Notre Dame women's hoops team might just go deep into the postseason this year, too. Last night they, for the first time in their history, overcame an 18 point deficit on the road to beat #20 Vanderbilt, 59-57. Muffet McGraw's club seems to have a new toughness this year.
In 2009, Islamic militants will continue to make outrageous statements--as the head of the Canadian Islamic Congress does today, comparing Israel's attacks on Hamas to Nazi Germany's creation of Auschwitz.
There will likely be tons more written in 2009 concerning what conservatives must do to make a political comeback. Here's one published just today, by Peter Ferrara--and he makes an excellent point: conservatives must return to, and energize, their grassroots followers.
They'll have a chance to do it--there's no doubt the Obama administration, when it actually has to begin to govern, will take liberal actions that will anger people and stir them to action. So let's get ready now. Read the whole thing...
