Super Tuesday

Today's vote is on a subject that has garnered a lot of informal chatter over the last couple weeks, mostly by me.  But with the decade coming to the close, there are some things have gone undefined.  Today's Super Tuesday vote will help put one of these arguments to rest.  

The question that has been floated is this:  Who was the most iconic figure of the decade?  And for the purpose of this exercise, "most iconic" means, in 20-30 years, when you look back on the previous decade, who will be the first person that you associate with the decade.  Examples of past possibilities are JFK with the '60's, Michael Jackson with the '80's, or even Hitler with the '40's.  So for the zeroes, here are the consensus five nominees for most iconic of the decade.

George W. Bush:  Was president during the majority of the decade, and many of his decisions strongly impacted not only western civilization, but global civilization.

Tiger Woods:  Not only was his dominance of one sport unprecedented, it led to him named AP athlete of the decade.  And his fall from grace was as public of an episode as any other celebrity's fall from grace.

Al Gore:  I've been shouted down for this suggestion, but his contribution to internet development (which transformed life in the decade), the fight against global warming and coinciding Nobel Prize, and his involvement in the weirdest election since Dewey/Truman have to make him a contender at the least.

Osama Bin Ladin:  Every decade had it's "villain", and he was easily the most public villain of the last ten years.

Brittney Spears:  One of the most talked about, googled, and successful child-to-adult celebrities we've ever seen.  An extra couple points have to go to her for the historic breakdown in the fall of 2007, when many paparazzi members made enough money to pay for their kid's college by just following her around to see what she'd do next.

So the nominees are in.  Cast your vote for the most iconic figure of the past decade.