What I Learned in 2008....

I can go another twenty years without equating "Wall Street" to "Main Street." Ditto for bailout, and Joe the Plumber and Change. Yes we can? Now go do so. There's a lot of pressure for BHO to lead us. There's bound to be backlash. But call me Ned Negative.

When you accidentally lock both of your children in the car--with the engine running--as I did on Christmas Eve...remain calm.

I'm fired up for Eastwood's "Gran Torino" and "Frost vs. Nixon." Lots of Oscar talk surrounding these movies.

I'm rooting for Caroline Kennedy in her Senate quest. Yup. Ums and all. If she wins, she'll eventually have to run again in two years. And that means opening the Kennedy
financial records. Let's see where all that money comes from. Kennedy money trumps all...including Trump.

The people who thought Bernie Madoff could deliver 8% - 12% annual gains,regardless of the market, were as delusional as ol' Bernie. Call it the chickens coming home to roost

Memo to Dick Clark....Please. Please. Please. Stop appearing on camera on New Year's Eve. Dude, it's over. I understand you own the show and you are the executive producer, so you're the boss. I get it. But you have to stop.

Yout think the NHL would have at least ordered some snow for its Winter Classic. It just wasn't the same this year without the near blizzard as was the case last year in Buffalo. Commissioner Gary Bettman continues to do the wrong thing. Islanders/Rangers at Yankee Stadium would have been my choice.

The Dallas Cowboys went from America's Most Wanted Badasses at the beginning of the season to the team that couldn't take a punch. Glass-jawed fools. The 2008 finale at Philadelphia was reminsicent of Mike Tyson at the end of his career. Sad.

Same old Jets. Wildly entertaining. Only a gift touvhdown by the Buffalo Bills prevented the Jets fom losing the last five games of the season.

Jay Leno on at 10:00 every night? Great financial move by NBC. But don't you think this hurts Conan taking over the Tonight Show. It's like dating a chick after her ex moved out...across the hall.