To be fair, 2009 was a year that defied prediction. Who would have thought the stock market would drop like a stone until early March and then abruptly rise like a rocket? For that matter, who would have predicted Tiger Woods' ugly fall? Still, if you stick your neck out and prognosticate in public, you have to be prepared to take some ribbing when you're wrong. Looking at you, Rick Wagoner.
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