Must have been a grim boardroom at TIME.
Not necessarily. Look for them to use this as an opportunity to savage Bush and teh Republicans (WOT failing, Iraq quagmire, economic stagnation, the world hates us, he stole the election, etc.). They have to make preparations for 2006 and 2008.
He was named man of the year after the 2000 as well. I kept the issue.
http://www.time.com/time/poy2000/mag/opener.html
I still say it should be Pat Tillman - sportsman of the year woudl have been more appropriate but still . . .