Here are the two comments I've left today. Keep in mind I had to try to condense what I was saying into their relatively small character limit.
Comment #1
I vote for Ron Paul.
If you want to understand why TIME will NOT choose Ron Paul, however, do this...
1) Go to Google.com
2) Type "Trilateral Commission Usurping"
3) Hit "I Feel lucky"
4) Read the article. Note the part about TIME magazine and Jimmy Carter.
I've got my money on TIME selecting Obama. Brzezinski and Albright are his foreign policy advisors. Jimmy Carter and Ex-Fed Chairman Paul Volker both endorsed him. Four of the most prominent Trilaterals.
Comment #2
For those who say that Ron Paul isn't the "person who, for better or for worse, has most influenced the news this year": In 2006 Time chose the millions of contributors of user-generated content to Wikipedia, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Digg, etc, as Person of the Year, personified simply as You. On the cover it said: "Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world." "We" clearly choose Ron Paul this year. Search "Ron Paul Jerry Day" on YouTube for more proof.