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Time picked Bono and Bill & Melinda Gates as the "Persons of the Year." Michelle Malkin asks

Interesting, isn't it, that Bill Gates didn't deserve the honor when he was actually creating something, but only earns Time magazine's highest praise when he's giving his money away. And, sorry, but Melinda Gates? She marries the software mogul after he has done his greatest work...and that makes her a co-person of the year?

She offers some good alternative suggestions too. The comments& updates are worth reading too - especially this one from Steven Den Beste:

I think the unspoken subtext of this is that before he got married, Bill Gates was a carnivorous capitalist. Melinda tamed the beast, and that's why she's lauded.

And this one from "Jeff B":

The Time POTY (Potty.... heh.) nominees reminded me of a quote by Cato the Elder in "Plutarch, Lives":
"I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one."