Russian President Vladmir Putin beat out Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a Nobel Prize winner, "Harry Potter'' author J.K. Rowling, Chinese President Hu Jintao and David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq. to be named Time's 'Person of the Year.'
Putin is 55-years old. A good age, indeed as said by a 53-year old.What's a person need to be like to be named 'Person of the Year?'
1. Putin brought his country 'roaring back to the table of world power.'
2. Putin is poised to be Russia's next prime minister after having served as president
3. Putin led the country back to stability
4. Putin defied the principles and ideas the free nations of the world prize
5. Putin has dauntless persistence
6. Putin has sharp vision
7. Putin thinks himself 'embodied the spirit of Mother Russia
Perhaos what was said about Henry Ford can also be said about Putin.
We can't decide yet whether his impact is good or bad, but he sure has left things different than when he got there.
To be 'Person of the Year' you got to make a difference.
What difference are you making?
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