TIME on Beck: "If he were your neighbor, you might smile and wave every morning but not invite him to dinner too often because it would just be too much work."

Glenn Beck #2 on TIME mag's list of 25 "People Who Mattered" in 2009. Sarah Palin #14. Obama #12. 

TIME on Beck:  "...his brand of conservatism, which blends ideological anger with a misty-eyed, almost fragile nostalgia, hit home this year with millions of conservatives worried that President Obama and the Democratic Congress were steering a great country aground and shackling its potential."

On Palin:  "Will she run in 2012? Does it matter? In a Republican Party looking to be energized, Palin is the one drawing the crowds."

On Obama (2008 Person Of The Year): In addition to his graying hair, the President now faces approval ratings below 50%, the prospects of long-term unemployment, concerns over a deepening military commitment in Afghanistan and a midterm election around the corner. His work is just beginning.