2006 is nearly half over. Who's in the lead for TIME's Person of the Year,

[saltpoint]

Poll question: 2006 is nearly half over. Who's in the lead for TIME's Person of the Year,

named annually at year's end?

[Totally Committed]

1. Patrick Fitzgerald is gonna have to endict someone BIG and BAD

to get my vote... and it could not come soon enough, as far as I'm concerned. Until then, he won't be "Person of the Year" material.

TC

[Caoimhe]

2. Stephen Colbert n/t

[saltpoint]

5. Hi, caoimhe. I keep picturing how pissed off Junior's going to be

once someone explains to him what Stephen Colbert MEANT at that annual dinner.

[MrTriumph]

3. V. Fox

He has more pull in the US Senate than any American.

[saltpoint]

4. An interesting choice. Bush had pledged a renewal of respect with

Mexico, then virtually abandoned that promise after 9/11.

Fox and the Immigration/Nafta/Cafta issues may play even bigger as the second half of the year -- and the November elections -- draw near.

[unblock]

6. katrina changed everything.

[saltpoint]

8. True. She did. Especially the public's perception of George W. Bush as

a problem-solving adult.

He took a MAJOR hit by remaining on his ranch, clearinng brush, or whatever it is he does there, while news networks ran 24-7 footage of corpses floating down canals.

Bush lost any good seat at the table with Katrina alone.

[warrens]

7. Missing blondes

Gotta go with the issues that really mean something.

[saltpoint]

9. Noted! : ) (that darned ol' liberal media's at it again...)

[Tiggeroshii]

10. Is this who actually is in lead, or who we want to win? n/t

[saltpoint]

11. You have ultimate and unlimited flexibility. Choose OTHER if I failed to

put the person you want to choose on the poll, and any answer is a correct answer.

[Tiggeroshii]

12. OH okay... cool.

AL GORE!!!!

[saltpoint]

14. Well, it's a big party looks like. A lot of votes for President Gore.

[opihimoimoi]

13. Bush gonna win in the WORST PRESIDENT OF THE PAST 1000 YEARS

My bet is GORE will be on TIME

[saltpoint]

15. Well, he's running away with this poll. In the last few weeks or

months -- whatever it is exactly -- Al Gore has really heightened his profile among Democrats.

He's getting good mention in the liberal blogs and most of the mainstream media -- although they never liked him much in 2000.

He's positioned right now to compete for the nomination if he wants to.

After the 06 midterms, I think things are going to get real interesting real fast.