Person of the Year...

In all seriousness, I think one could do worse than Kos. Chuck Schumer would have to be another candidate. The Dems' success has more to do with Bush's failure than anything else, and I've been skeptical about the Daily Kos's influence, but it's hard to argure with results.

In reality, I'm predicting a cop out multiple winner, like the "whistleblowers" or "American GI" of previous years. It could be "the independent voter," or "the scientist," or even "the blogger." Or they could really punt and go with someone like Katie Couric.

For Sportsman of the Year, it's boring, but I'd have to go with Tiger Woods. He again established himself as in a class by himself. To go off the beaten path, I might pick Rutgers fullbackBrian Leonard (and I highly recommend the linked article), who captures most of what's great in sports.

SI might pick Woods, but they can't pick him every year. Tony La Russa's probably in the running, as is Andre Agassi.

I'm wearing a T-shirt and gym shorts. I'm watching my video of the 1999 Rams Super Bowl year, and I'm reminded how much I miss watching Marshal Faulk play football. It's odd his retirement was greeted with so little fanfare. I don't think there's any athlete I enjoyed watching more than Faulk. Also, it's kind of strange how the play Isaac Bruce made for the 80 yard winning touchdown with 2 minutes left in that Super Bowl has faded to obscurity, between the way the game ended and the Rams losing the Super Bowl dramatically two years later. But it's hard to think of a play in Super Bowl history that mix of being spectacular and having an impact on the result.