Personal OpinionIt is a new year. Everyone is trying to start fresh and forget about mistakes of the past year. But what fun is that? Let’s take this time to remember some of the biggest losers of 2005.

Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas are an amazing band, but their sultry lead singer, Fergie, will go down as a loser of 2005. During several live performances she relieved herself onstage. If you do not believe me, check the Internet. Avoid the photos of her in the skimpy outfits and go straight for the pee shots. You will never look at her the same way again.

Jennifer Wilbanks. For those who do not know, Wilbanks is the infamous runaway bride. She was not abducted, but she sure looked surprised.

French President Jacques Chirac. Since 9/11, Chirac has been whining about how all Americans were war-crazed cowboys who like to shoot from the hip. He complained that we acted too fast after the World Trade Center attacks. When his own people began rioting and torching thousands of cars in the streets, he enacted his policy of sit and wait. Well, Chirac, hope you enjoy the smell of burning rubber.

The Music Industry. Recording Industry Association of America is still suing illegal downloaders. All this suing is not helping sales. I am not a business major, but I do know that suing potential customers is a sure way to turn them into non-customers. As if they were not alienating their consumer base enough, CDs with computer crashing spy ware just hit the market. Thanks, guys.

Michael Jackson. I know he should not be included on this list because he was found not guilty. But since the trial several jurors have come forth and said they only thought he was not guilty of the molestation charges brought against him in that particular case. They still believed he was a child molester. Besides the “Jesus Juice” fiasco, he is supposedly broke. Now I have heard of cutting your own hair to save money, but with the way his nose looked at the trial, I think he has been doing his own plastic surgery.

Tom Cruise. By some accounts, Cruise should be a winner of 2005. He hooked up with Katie Holmes and starred in “War of the Worlds,” but that is when it all went downhill for Cruise. His press tour for “War of the Worlds” topped the special effects on the screen. After the squirting microphone, the psychiatry rant on the “Today Show”0 and couch jumping on “Oprah,” Cruise’s approval rating actually dipped lower than the President’s. Cruise finally made a smart move by firing his publicist, but should he have replaced her with his sister?

Federal Emergency Management Agency. Actually, no one lost more than the poor people who relied on FEMA in a time of desperate need. Does anyone know what former FEMA director Michael Brown did before his appointment? He was a judge at a horse competition. Does that put the whole thing in perspective to everyone?

FEMA almost garnered top honors this year, but one person hurt more souls than Michael Brown ever could in his wildest dreams.

R. Kelly. Please stop. “Trapped in the Closet” was not a good idea the first try, and it is still not a good idea on the 27th try.