Looking Through Foggy Binoculars to 2009

It's that time of year again. Time to build a roaring fire, don my Nostradamus pointy hat and fake gray beard, and peer carefully into the BBD crystal ball (or foggy binoculars more like it) and come up with a few predictions for 2009. This year I asked for your help, and I got a lot of it. Some of these predictions are from you, the Truth Squad, who apparently have clearer foggy binoculars than I do. I will admit