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Leading Russia into the Future Since you acknowledge that Person of the Year Vladimir Putin has distinguished himself by "choosing order before freedom," I wonder why you didn't select President George W. Bush a third time for his choosing safety from terrorism before terrorists' rights [Dec. 31, 2007-Jan. 7, 2008]. No, TIME would much rather recognize a virtual dictator for his supposed achievements: violently suppressing dissent, crushing the free press and heading a regime that has been accused of murdering opponents and expropriating private property for the state. On the other hand, TIME loves to natter on about...
...Bravo, TIME, for the year-end wrap-up and Person of the Year selection. Putin has so far served his country well, but he reminds me of the classic Western movie sheriff who is brought in to clean up a town and then becomes a bigger bad guy than the bad guys he was asked to eliminate. Putin was weaned by the KGB, and I anticipate the worst from him. His very expression is off-putting. I'm 80 years old, not a profane person and quite benign in my declining years. But when I opened the magazine...
...issue that McCain cares most about is Iraq. His I-told-you-so support for the troop surge, his admiration for David Petraeus?McCain never fails to mention that Petraeus should have been Time's Person of the Year?is the climax of every speech. This too is admirable, but also a bit half-baked. McCain's vision of the war is simple, binary: We are fighting al-Qaeda and, to a lesser extent, the Iranians. We are "succeeding," he says. "Al-Qaeda is on the run, but it is not defeated." But Iraq's future is complicated...
Would you make another movie with Diane Keaton? -Craig Spring, Palm Springs, Calif.Yes. If there were an idea for Keaton and me or I had an idea that would be great for her, she'd be the first person that I would call...
...more stand-up comedy albums in the future? -Igor Korenfeld, St. Louis, Mo.I have no intention of doing that at the moment. The work is too hard. It's great to be able to address people directly and tell your jokes. [But it's] not so compelling that a person who's lazy-and I'm lazy-would go and do it again...