Who would you pick as your 2009 Person of the Year?

Time magazine announced Wednesday that it had named Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as its Person of the Year for 2009. Last year, Time's choice was President-elect Barack Obama. Who would you pick as your 2009 Person of the Year?

Comments texted to MPR:

I would nominate Sen. Franken for passing anti-rape legislation recently. -Abdi Takhal, Woodbury, MN

I would choose Joe Lieberman because he has single-handedly killed all hopes of real health reform. What a man. -Mike, Savage, MN

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