PINKO DAILY BRIEFS: 2009!  Fuck! Cock! That's insane. How was your New Years? Growing up I was obsessed with the January 1 Washington Post, which did a normally-tone-deaf but addictive-anyway "What's In/What's Out" list for the coming year. Here is the 2009 edition. I'm not so sure about "Why We Suck," but I'm excited for that Korean Fried Chicken. Over at The Nation John Nichols put together his annual "Most Valuable Progressives" list for 2008; I'm totally on board with Hilda Solis, though I'm not so smitten with Ron Reagan's radio show. Since we're onto lists, this is a good one: 29 "Disturbingly Creative Ads for the Environment" from webecoist. Also today: it's moving weekend for the Obama's! DC Pinko's get over to the Hay-Adams with some LEMON BARS stat. That's what my mom would do. Lastly ... mmmm, steak. Oh! Also, this is a strong and hornet-nest swatting post by Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Illinois Senate kerfluffle and the demands for appointing a black Senator. READ IT!