From Dave Barry in the Washington Post:
“It was a year of Hope — at first in the sense
of ‘I feel hopeful!’ and later in the sense of ‘I hope this year ends soon!’”

“It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, where the tired old hacks of yesteryear finally yielded the reins of power to a group of fresh, young, idealistic, new-idea outsiders such as Nancy Pelosi…”
More at…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121802219.html