Who's Montville's Person of the Year?

Update: We've extended the nomination period until Thursday at 5 p.m.

On Dec. 19, Time magazine named President Barack Obama as their Person of the Year.

The magazine invited votes on 40 candidates, including Obama, Gabby Douglas and Kim Jong Un. Other options included The Mars Rover and the Higgs Boson Particle.

But who cares about the same-old, same-old? Who is Montville's Person of the Year—the man or woman who, in Timespeak, “most influenced the news this year for better or worse”?

Tell us your pick in the comment section below. We'll gather your suggestions and create a poll beginning Friday.

We will then reach out to the person who has the most votes to bring you a profile of that person.

Tell us who you think should be Montville Patch's Person of the Year 2012 in the comments below.