StupidiNews, New Year's Edition

New Year...slightly different Stupid.

• A nightclub fire in Bangkok has killed 58.
• Blago's appointment of Roland Burris goes before the Illinois Supreme Court.
• Final numbers in for the Dow, down a staggering 34% in 2008.
• Hamas's rise to power in Gaza may be ironically due to the US and Israel.
• Six years of online holiday sales growth came crashing to a halt in 2008.

Have a safe and happy New Year. I'm going back to bed.