PERSON OF THE YEAR: Barack Obama, Time, December 16, 2008

Called it in the Good magazine election piece.

Not that it was a particularly hard call ...

Still, it all came down to the election. The guy who wins an "open" White House election usually gets picked as POTY by Time. It's somewhat inevitable. And yet, no win, no POTY for Obama and it's arguably McCain who is clear POTY and the subject now of everyone's fascination.