Hot off the "presses" is blogger Don Surber's list of the top 10 stories of 2007.
1. VICTORY IN IRAQ.
2. DEMOCRATIC MELTDOWN IN CONGRESS.
3. THE RESILIENT ECONOMY.
4. THE RISE AND FALL OF GLOBAL WARMING.
5. THE POLITICAL BREAKDOWN OF HILLARY CLINTON.
6. THE PERPETUAL FLOATING PRESIDENTIAL CRAPS GAME. (The run-up to the presidential election, that is.)
7. THE RISE OF PETROCRACY. ("Why is it that ever place on Earth with an abundance of oil has to be run by an authoritarian and corrupt government?")
8. IMMIGRATION.
9. THE REST OF THE AXIS OF EVIL.
10. THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL ALLIES.
Did he miss any? One big story that I think belongs on the top 10 list is:
11. THE DISCOVERY OF HOW TO TURN DIFFERENTIATED CELLS INTO PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. The debate over stem cells is over. Conservatives won. Destroying human lives in embryonic form is not only wrong, but it is not necessary.
One thing's for sure: Don Surber's list and lists from other thoughtful bloggers like John Hawkins (linked below) are a lot better than any you'll see from the larger broadcast and print media. In fact, here are 2007’s top 10 stories as voted by AP members:
1. VIRGINIA TECH KILLINGS.
2. MORTGAGE CRISIS.
3. IRAQ WAR.
4. OIL PRICES.
5. CHINESE EXPORTS. (Tainted.)
6. GLOBAL WARMING.
7. BRIDGE COLLAPSE.
8. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
9. IMMIGRATION DEBATE.
10. IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.
John Hawkins at Right Wing News has his own list of the top 20 stories of 2007.
There is a difference between a story being widely publicized or highly interesting at the time and a story having lasting impact on the world. At one end of the spectrum is the Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Craig stories -- highly publicized and interesting to many people at the time, but of no lasting import. I put the stem cell story near the top because it will have a lasting impact -- as will victory in Iraq, assuming that Democratic partisans do not still find a way to turn that victory into defeat and surrender, that is.
What do YOU think were the top stories of 2007?
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