2008 Year in Review JibJab

12 months ago, it started
On this here very day
They handed me my top hat
And sent me on my way

My mission simple:
To chronicle the year
From the moment I stepped out that door
I took it in the rear

Global market meltdowns
A bailout by the fed
Fannie, Freddie, AIG, and Lehman crapped the...

Bedlam in Afghanistan
The big three self destruct
Jesse Jackson threatened to cut off Obama's...

Nutjobs made a Bigfoot
And Spitzer's friend turned tricks
Duchovny went to rehab
'Cause he couldn't control his...

Dick needed a kickstart
The U.S. needed gas
Harry showed the world his wand
And Miley showed her...
Ask me any questions
I'll give it to ya straight
For your sake, kid
I sure do hope '09 ain't like '08

Barack defeated Johnny
So long to the far-right
Now McCain has many houses
But none of them are...

White guys got passed over
From Wasilla she was plucked
When the maverick tapped a hockey mom
The press said “What the...”

Truck bombs in Islamabad
Bill Gates up and quit
Putin stuck his chest out
Told the Georgians to eat...

Ships were seized by pirates
Ike and Gustav hit
Johnnie's honey had a baby
But he said it wasn't his...

...Tory's now littered
With more famines, floods, and wars
If there's one thing that I'm grateful for
It's that this job's now yours!