“Even if they go down that road, they’ll probably individualize it with Beck or Palin”
I should think personalizing it would be the whole point, what with it being “person of the year.” Picking groups defeats the purpose in my opinion. What with “whistleblowers,” “the American military,” and “you,” they might as well say “humanity” every year. That way no one’s left out.
I think we’re actually in agreement - they jumped the shark decades ago by allowing collective “persons” of the year. I am assuming that Time would be looking to cast the Tea Party in the most unfavorable light and would try to identify a single person who has the highest negative rating and then make them the “face” of it.