Time's Person of The Year

Time's annual Person of The Year edition comes out next month and journalists are already speculating as to who will receive the distinction.

The award, "features and profiles a man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year"

Here are the past winners:

2000- George W. Bush
2001- Rudolph Giuliani
2002- The Whistleblowers (Cynthia Cooper, WorldCom; Coleen Rowley, FBI; and Sherron Watkins, Enron)
2003- The American Soldier
2004- George W. Bush
2005- The Good Samaritans (Bono, Bill Gates, and Melinda Gates)
2006- You
2007- Vladimir Putin


The early indications are that Time is debating between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.

Here are my suggestions beyond these two obvious choices:

Henry Paulson
The American Homeowner
The American Consumer


What are your thoughts and who do you think deserves the distinction?