'Time' Magazine's Surprise: Putin as 'Person of the Year'

I have to admit I was a little surprised by Time magazine's selection of Vladimir Putin as its 'Person of the Year'. I don't think I was alone. The reaction is mixed. For instance, CNBC disagreed and this afternoon named thier own honoree: the American homeower. That actually is a very good thought.

Here is a brief summary of Time's reasoning:
In a year when Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize and green became the new red, white and blue; when the combat in Iraq showed signs of cooling but Baghdad's politicians showed no signs of statesmanship; when China, the rising superpower, juggled its pride in hosting next summer's Olympic Games with its embarrassment at shipping toxic toys around the world; and when J.K. Rowling set millions of minds and hearts on fire with the final volume of her 17-year saga—one nation that had fallen off our mental map, led by one steely and determined man, emerged as a critical linchpin of the 21st century.
Read more in the magazine's cover story here.

CHECK OUT my first post about 'Who Should Be Time's Person the Year'