The Essential Cramer

Among the baby bunnies and chicks, we found Vonage the Dog. Somehow, the SEC had to have it pointed out that something was hugely unfair here. Cramer didn't disappoint: SEC Should Hang Up on Vonage Deal.

Sometimes it's hard to tell what a scandal will morph into. Even Cramer has had to adjust his takeaway from the options backdating brouhaha, going from a "sell the news" view to thinking this might have been a massive buying opportunity in wolf's clothing.

It's too early to say what we'll remember most about 2006, but some prime candidates are the myriad takeovers, "commodified" stocks and Google's inexorable rise.

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