Barry: Dave Barry takes on the year that was. He's merciless on Bush w/r/t his seemingly inconsistent stances on N. Korea v. Iraq. But he's also very, very funny. One quip of many:

U.S. coalition-building efforts are dealt a severe blow when France announces that it will not participate in the impending Iraq invasion, a decision that, in the words of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, "could seriously impair our ability to surrender."