Noble and Knave of the Year

Every year at this time the Washington Times has a "Noble and Knave of the Year" contest. The contestants are taken from each week's "Noble and Knave of the Week"

You can vote on who deserves the title of Noble and Knave of the year. Select your top three for each category, and send your selections to noble@washingtontimes.com with "Nobles Contest" in the subject line. Entrees must be received by the Times by December 30, and winners will be announced January 1.

Here are my selections:

Noble of the Year

• Mel Gibson, for refusing to dishonor his biological father, and for making a movie honoring his Father.
• The bloggers, for their dogged pursuit of the truth in line with the honored tradition of American journalism.
• The Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Foundation, for trying to give every child a present at Christmas.

Knave of the Year

• Rep. Jim McDermott, who vainly chose to leave out "under God" while he led the House in its daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Former President Jimmy Carter, for exploiting the funeral of a child to give an antiwar diatribe, and for saying that the Revolutionary War was "unnecessary."
• U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, for calling the Iraq war "illegal."

Choosing the Knave of the Year was a lot harder, sad to say, as there were so many of them. And yes, choosing "bloggers" as a Noble of the Year is a bit self-serving, but hey why not? Blogging has been a lot of fun and we have made a difference.