8 and sometimes not so great, things about 2008

Well 2008 is almost over, and what a year it was. I thought I would give you the top 8 highlights of 2008! enjoy.

1. The election!
Barack Obama winning by this much 52% for Obama, 46% for McCain!
2. The economy
Foreclosures soared, and banks needed a bailout as they became overloaded with devalued assets. The ensuing credit crunch forced local companies to scale back, laying off thousands of workers in the Triangle alone. Unemployment rates hit levels not seen in years, and lagging income and sales tax revenue hurt state and local budgets.
3. High gas prices
Gas prices hit an all-time high in September when the average for a gallon of regular unleaded peaked at $4.05. With Hurricane Ike threatening the Gulf Coast, prices quickly rose to nearly $5 a gallon in some parts of the state, and North Carolina's attorney general began investigating price gouging after consumers complained of paying up to $7 in some places.
4. Sarah Palin
Palin was the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee for the 2008 United States presidential election together with Senator John McCain. Palin was the second female candidate and the first Alaskan candidate of either major party, as well as the first female vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party. And lets not forget her way to fame through SNL's late night jokes.
5. Caylee Anthony Homicide Case
The case of a missing Florida girl has gripped the country since July, when her family reported her missing a month after she disappeared. Now, with authorities confirming Friday that the remains found this month in a wooded area near Orlando are those of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. The mother of Caylee Anthony was charged first-degree murder of her daughter, child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about the girl's disappearance.
6. Auto Bailout
President Bush approved an emergency bailout of the U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in rescue loans in exchange for tough concessions from the deeply troubled carmakers and their workers.
7. Proposition 8
The Yes on 8 campaign filed a brief arguing that because the new law holds that only marriages between a man and a woman are recognized or valid in California, the state can no longer recognize the existing same-sex unions. The document reveals for the first time that opponents of same-sex marriage will fight in court to undo those unions that already exist. This has caused a lot of arguing between the gay community and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, because of the Church's stand on the sanctity of marriage being strictly between a man and a women.
8. Death of beloved prophet President Gordon B. Hinckley
The death of this wonderful leader brings to a close a chapter in church history spanning over 50 years, president Gordon B. Hinckley died January 27, 2008