Hillary Clinton is already vying for more power, before even starting her job as the new Secretary of State, the New York Times reports:
"The steps seem intended to strengthen the role of diplomacy after a long stretch, particularly under Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in which the Pentagon, the vice president’s office and even the intelligence agencies held considerable sway over American foreign policy."
Areas of expanded power for the State Department may well include economic policy in times of global crisis (ie: nowish).
As the economy tanks, shoplifting is on the rise according to another report in the Times:
"...retail security experts say the problem has grown worse this holiday season. Shoplifters are taking everything from compact discs and baby formula to gift cards and designer clothing..."
Wait a minute there! As Bob from Sesame Street might ask, which one of those things is not like the others? Sorry but cds, gift cards and designer clothes strike me as your run-of-the-mill teen rebel victims, but baby formula? If we can't feed babies we have a problem, folks. I say, let them have the formula.
It's beginning to look a lot like... Senator Al Franken will be a buzzword of 2009. What? You didn't know they were still counting votes in Minnesota? They are and currently, Franken is ahead by a whopping 48. It only takes one, right?
I gave you Caribou Barbie in the headline, here are the rest of the words-of-the-year.
And finally, I just have to ask, is it me, or is this woman really annoying? I mean, I know Madoff is a crook and all, but honey, it won't hurt you to learn to ride the subway or read a Domino's ad correctly like the rest of us mortals.
