Here is my look back at the most memorable moments of 2007
Most Embarassing Political Moment
Winner: Pants down, it has to be Larry Craig. The closeted Craig should have followed my advice, Denial is a river in Egypt and when you’re in trouble, stop digging
Runner-Up: Nancy Pelosi, for using a picture of a Canadian soldier on her web site as she attempted to show her support for veterans.
Worst Predicition
Winner: Chuck Hagel on the Surge
“It’s Alice in Wonderland. I’m absolutely opposed to sending any more troops to Iraq. It is folly.”
“Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska described the move as “the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it’s carried out.”
Runner Up: Harry Reid, “The war is lost”
Second Runner-up: Almost everything Paul Krugman said or wrote.
Biggest Disappointment
Winner: Fred Thompson. This one hurts. He smartly used the new media to build the buzz. Remember his video smackdown of Michael Moore? His positions on the issues are excellent, but he has not proved to be an effective campaigner. It is especially disappointing considering the weakness of the overall field of candidates.
Best Political Moment
We the people lighting up Capitol Hill switchboards and killing the amnesty bill, despite the best efforts by the president and members of both parties to pass it quickly. This was a nice reminder to all of us that our voices still matter and that we can have an impact when we get angry and motivated enough to participate in the process.
Runner Up: Fred Thompson and his statement on religion in politics, which came in the wake of the big Romney Mormonism speech.
Worst Political Moment
Winner: the left’s attack on General David Petraeus, whether it was MoveOn’s General Betray Us ad, or Hillary Clinton’s arrogant comment to the General that it required a “willing suspenion of disbelief” to believe what he was saying.
Worst MSM Moment
Winner: The complete lack of interest in progress in Iraq. It’s nothing short of a disgrace.
Runner Up: The complete lack of accountability for the loathsome congressman John Murtha, who made so many headlines when he was accusing the Haditha Marines of cold blooded murder of innocent women and children. When the charges fell apart, and one Marine after another was cleared of any wrongdoing, Murtha has escaped any real accountability. We spoke several times this year with the famlily of exonerated Haditha Marine Justin Sharratt. Murtha owes this man an apology, at a minimun. In my mind, he deserves to be censured by the House.
Second Runner-Up: Time Magazine’s Person of the Year that had General Petraeus as the fifth selction.
Hmmmm, I’m sensing a theme emerging….
Best Work by a Blogger
Winner: Michael Yon, for his outstanding reporting from Iraq, at a time when most of the MSM had gone home.
Runner-Up: Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee for his outstanding reporting on The New Republic’s latest credibility implosion.
Second Runner-Up: Gateway Pundit for continued excellence, especially tracking these media stories of massacres in Iraq that never actually happened.
Book of the Year
Winner: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Most Annoying Issue of The Year
This is easy, Global Warming.
Schadenfreude of the Year
Winner: The New York Mets epic collapse.
Favorite Music Moment
Winner: 21-year old hottie and bass prodigy Tal Wilkenfeld stealing the show at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Favorite Pop Culture Moment
Winner: Lynn Spears book on parenting. This was an absurd notion when it was just one daughter who was a disaster. Now her 16-year old daughter Jamie Lynn is pregnant. The book, sadly, is on hold for now. What could the title of a Lynn Spears parenting book be? How about “If I Did It?”
Runner Up: Alec Baldwin, for his infamous voice mail to his daughter. He’s another solid candidate for a book on parenting.
Second Runner-Up: Paris Hilton’s inheritance goes to charity.
Favorite Sports Moment
Minutes after winning a second World Series, veteran Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was being interviewed on the field. Mike Timlin, himself a 40+ year old veteran pitcher, interrrupted the interview and paid an emotional tribute to Wakefield for his decision to take himself out of the line-up because of a shoulder injury. It was a great, emotional moment.