Vladimir Putin: TIME's "man of the year"

From CNN.com, news that Time magazine has chosen Vladimir Putin as their man of the year.

Mitt Romney's response was memorable, referring to the choice as "disgusting".

I'm guessing that they're afraid of Putin-- or that they need to step outside and throw their crack pipes as far away as possible.

Gary Varvel, cartoonist for the Indy Star weighs in as well-- linking Putin to Gore's political activity and the election of 2000.