[Callahan]

The Time Man of the Year is supposed to go to the person who had the most effect on the globe, not neccessarily the most positive effect, hence past nods to Hitler and Stalin. It should be called “The Person who will help us sell the most crappy magazines” award.

[Apparatchik]

The Time Man of the Year is supposed to go to the person who had the most effect on the globe, not neccessarily the most positive effect, hence past nods to Hitler and Stalin.

Absolutely correct. Which is why Al Gore should have gotten the Time "award" for hyping the global warming myth and creating the new world religion of environmentalism. Putin was a horrible choice - he is not (yet) in Stalin's or Hitler's league. (But you just hang in there, Vlad!)

[jveritas]

General Petraeus, President Bush and our troops have far effected the globe and the course of history than this little dictator called Putin. And also they have done it in a very positive way.