21 Dumbest Moments in Business 2008

We don't know whether to laugh or cry. Our annual list of the year's most laughable moves proves that, even in moments of crisis, stupidity lives on.

Lamest roadtrip everThe Big 3 CEOs' drive from Detroit to D.C. to request a bailout was classic. More video
How to lose an electionJohn McCain's statements about the economy may have killed his campaign. Morevideo
The ballooning bailoutExpanding from three pages to 451, the TARP bill was loaded with pork, eventually resulting in a flip-flop by Paulson. Morevideo
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A bouquet of wishes for the folks on this year's list More
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