2007 Awards

Okay, it's a week late, but let's look back at the previous year. I invite readers and the other Guys to add their own awards.

Biggest Winner: Mike Huckabee. He may not continue his winning streak, but going from nowhere to the social conservatives' darling in 2007 was quite a rise. (By the way, if you check my post from last year, you'll see Barack Obama was the winner, so these awards get results.)

Biggest Loser: Larry Craig. Started the year a respected Senator, but will now be remembered forevermore as the guy with too wide a stance.

Biggest Loser, International Division: Hugo Chavez. First King Juan Carlos tells him to shut up (for which the King gets the Best Political Argument Award, by the way). Then his people tell him to shut up when they vote against his bid to gain unprecedented power through a constitutional referendum.

Biggest Outing: Not Senator Craig--he still says he's not gay. Dumbledore.

Biggest Non-Outing: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia explains there are no homosexuals in Iran.

Story Of The Year: As it's been for the previous two years, the violence in Iraq--though this time the news was positive.

Biggest Stealth Story Of The Year: The subprime crisis. Okay, maybe not so stealth, but it's full effects have yet to be felt.

Worst Reported Story: The Jena 6. No one knew what was going on and what they did know seemed to be wrong.

Biggest Celebrity Meltdown: Britney, shaving her head--though she and her sister could also take several other spots in the top ten. I like how she got some tattoos afterwards--nice touch. (And she's already in the running for 2008.)

Biggest Non-Player: Nancy Pelosi.

Most Premature Ejaculation: Harry Reid screams the surge is a failure--before it's even started. He later has to backpedal. Tied with Chuck Hagel, who said the surge is "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out." No wonder he's on Barack Obama's short list.

Most Amusing Addition To The Debate: On the Republican side, Ron Paul. On the Democratic side, a surprise--not Kucinich, but Gravel.

Best Non-Story: Still no major terrorist attack inside the U.S. We should be counting our blessings, not taking it for granted.

Biggest Celebrity Comeback, Tragedy To Farce Division: O.J.'s back in the news for allegedly stealing his own memorabilia from a Las Vegas casino. He also comes out with the bizarre book If I Did It.

Most Important Statement On Education Award: Miss Teen South Carolina.

In And Out Award: Just as Tony Blair is leaving office, Nicolas Sarkozy is elected.

Quote Of The Year: "Don't Tase Me, Bro!"

Good Sports Award: Goes to steroids. Bonds, Clemens, even Marion Jones--it seemed everyone (allegedly) was finding better living through chemistry.

Biggest Failure Or Success Depending On How You Look At It Award: The Congress and the Prez try to pass comprehensive immigration reform and are stopped in their tracks by a popular uprising.

Biggest Media Story That The Public Doesn't Really Care About: The torture debate.

Silliest Award Award: Al Gore wins a Nobel for talking about global warming.

Biggest Technology Hit: Wii (okay, it started in 2006).

Most Abrupt Ending Award: The Sopranos