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You know I love lists. I love lists of all kinds especially "Top Ten" type lists.

Now, I don't necessarily put much stock in most lists that are compiled by other than scientific means. The reason for this is that when people are asked to state who they think is, for example, an influential person, such as is the case with the list I'm reporting on today, there is too much emotion involved.

Sometimes people don't understand the question or they vote based more on their personal likes and dislikes rather than what they truly feel.

However, I still like these lists because it provides a good barometer for judging the way people think.

"Time" magazine recently polled people about who they felt were the most influential people in the world and I found the results to be extremely interesting.

The top voter getter is a Korean R&B singer named Rain. I never even heard of the guy before now, I probably should have but, embarrassing as it may be, I have to admit that I had no idea who the hell he is.

The second person listed is one that I'm very well acquainted with, Stephen Colbert, and his inclusion doesn't surprise me, but I am surprised to see him ranked that high.

Most of the people on the list probably deserve to be on it because they do affect the way people think, for better or worse, and they do carry a degree of influence with the way people act, such as Bono, Angelina Jolie, and Bill Gates.

What really struck me though, was the fact that George Bush wasn't on the list.
Now, I'm certainly no fan of the guy, in fact I think he's downright evil, but there's no denying that he is extremely influential.

How is it possible that someone who pretty much single handedly started a pointless war and has managed to keep it going for all these years not be considered influential?

I mean, come on, you can't turn on the news for more than a few minutes without mention of the war in Iraq, or hearing about one of his hired hands in the White House being investigated for some form of malfeasance.

There's no doubt in my mind that Bush didn't make the list, and actually it's a list of more than 200, not 100, because people feel that his influence on the world is negative, rather than positive.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents on the matter and you can check out the full list here.

By the way, Sanjaya came in at number 3 and Paris Hilton at 203.