Naming its people of the year brings out a perverse consideration in other press organs than just Time magazine. In Dallas Morning News choices, number 6 choice is our most famous judge, Sharon Keller of “we close at 5” fame. That is the judge who ended a man’s life rather than wait for a computer glitch to be cleared.

Murderous and ruthless, these are qualities like those of Putin, Time’s Man of the Year 2007. Whatever floats your boat, I suppose is the standard for the choice.  Read more