Our Favorite People of 2008

		Barack Obama
		Hillary Clinton	Because she was so steadfast and even when you wanted her to quit, you just had to admire her -- and then, when she did, she stepped up so beautifully and never got off the campaign trail!
		Ari Emanuel & Alan Wertheimer	Could they do a reprieve in '09?
		Patric Verrone	For being ahead of the curve even if we didn't always agree with him
		Keith Olbermann	For catching the ball...
		Rachel Maddow	...and throwing it back to us.
		A.B. Culvahouse	Because he vetted Sarah Palin.
		Robert Graham	August 19, 1938 - December 27, 2008 Detail of Gates to the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu by Robert Graham, cast bronze, 1988
		Arianna Huffington	We can't even figure out how she does it, a true force of nature -- and she still manages to look like a goddess.
		David Axelrod	Among other things, we admire his ability to function without sleep.
		Caroline Kennedy	Get over it. She's great.
		Al Franken	(Even though he wouldn't give us a recipe.)
		Carol Ogline	The 84 year old woman who put Anna up in Alliance, Ohio and went canvassing with her!
		Ed Begley, Jr.	Because he's been doing it so quietly and for so long and has been so far ahead of the "green" curve.