Last week, some magazine called Oklahoma Today named Clay Bennett it's 2008 Oklahoman of the Year. Clay joined a prestigious group of former winners that includes Garth Brooks (1992), Hanson (1997), Toby Keith (2003), and best of all, the Makers of the Capitol Dome (2002). Yeah. I don't know about you, but Oklahoma Today might want to look at a new selection committee for this "honor". The people who made the capitol dome? Seriously? 2002 must have been a pretty damn depressing and slow year.
Anyway, all that really has nothing to do with Brent Rinehart being named the Lost Ogle "Idiot of the Year" for 2008. We just figured that if Oklahoma Today has the right to bestow upon someone an Oklahoman of the Year honor, then we certainly have the privilege to determine who our "Idiot of the Year" should be. And we can't think of any other Oklahoman who is more deserving of that honor than former County Commissioner and "Roads" scholar Brent Rinehart.