What’s in and What’s out for 2009
Every year we have major shifts in trends, policy, attitudes, and happenings. The 2008 / 2009 transition is no different, and is more important than usual.
It is most important to stay on top of it all, so I jotted down some notes.
I offer some of the most obvious
What’s Out: What’s In:
_________ ________
*Savings accounts saving ourselves
*SUV’s *Bicycles
*Oil gouging Electricity Gouging
*Trust in Capitalism *Fear of Socialism
*Network news *The Drudge Report
*Shock jocks *The Morning News Express
*CASA de Maryland *Help Save Maryland
*News printed on *News printed on electrons
*Fear of the unknown *Preparation
*Jerry Lewis *Bob Miller
*Online commenting anonymously *In your face Activism
*Criminal (Illegal) Immigrants *Sheriff Chuck Jenkins
*Counting Students *School Surveys
*Voluntary days off *Furloughs
*Blaine Young *Katherine Heerbrandt
*Glenn Beck *Blaine Young
*Political Correctness *Obama Engineering
*Martin O’Malley pandering *Bob Ehrlich hope
*TARP Fund *FDIC oversight
*Automotive Big 3 *Automotive Big 2
*City Government buyouts *Hiring freezes
*Ivy League schools *Community Colleges
*K-Mart *Wal-Mart
*Rush Limbaugh *Rush Limbaugh
*Secularism *Patriotism
*Change *Hope
*Home Owner’s Associations *Home Owner volunteerism
*Watching Television *Watching Laptop
*Community Policing *Fusion Centers
*Speeding tickets *Photo enforcement
*Joe Volz *Sam Bennett
*Sarah Palin *Michelle Obama
*Costly Incinerators in a recession *Ugly recycling buckets
*Expensive vacations *Expensive furloughs
*Race as an excuse *Race as a source of pride
*John McCain *Hillary Clinton
*Fighting development *Enterprise zones
*Targeting Illegals *Self deporting
*Wall Street corruption *Political corruption
*The “do nothing” Congress *The “do nothing” Congress
*The Iraq invasion *The Afghanistan War
*Getting out fast *Getting out with honor
*George Bush *George Orwell
*Inflation worries *Stag-flation worries
*Entitlement Society *Social engineering
*Tax hikes *User fees
*Energy from coal *Wind and Solar energy
*Credit Default Swaps *Plain old Defaults
*Precious metals investing *Archer Daniels Midland
*Going out to the movies *Online movies
*Landline *wireless
*Prius *Smart Car
*Blackberry *iPhone
*US Army in Europe *Homeland Security stateside
*Terrorist threats *Terrorist opportunities
*Preventative War *Protectionist nation
*Red Bull *5-Hour Energy
*Hard News *Infotainment
*Immigration Reform *Cynthia Munoz
*Building fences *Building bridges
*Money in stocks *Money in mattresses
*Institutional Media Bias *Citizen journalism
*NAACP *The Obama Nation
*Worman’s Mill Conservancy *Neighborhood Advisory Councils
*Little league Baseball *Little League Lacrosse
*Bail-outs for Banks *Bail-outs for Commercial Real Estate firms
*Pressing “Issues” show/cable access *Comcast price gouges
*Sarah Palin glasses *Michelle Obama hair relaxer
Knowledge is power.
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