And Time's Person of the Year Is...

Time Magazine announced its Person of the Year, declaring Al Gore Vladimir Putin worthy of the title this year.  It's a shame, but not entirely surprising.  It's not the first time the magazine has chosen a dictator.  What about the man who has helped turn the situation in Iraq around?  Yeah, he finished fourth, behind Al Gore, J.K. Rowling, and Hu Jintao. As  Peter Wehner comments: “We have seen czars before, and we have seen autocrats turn their nation toward oppression before. What none of us have seen before is a counterinsurgency plan that has made this much progress in this compressed a period of time.”  No, clearly the man who has imprisoned political and media opponents, is possibly linked to several suspicious murders, and wants "stability before freedom, stability before choice," (in Time's words) is more deserving.  What a disgrace.