It’s not quite Time Magazine’s person-of-the-year, but two Vermont pols made the cut this week in The Nation’s “Most Valuable Progressive Honor Roll.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a longtime darling of the lefty political rag, won the magazine’s top honor, “Most Valuable Progressive.” Citing Ol’ Bernardo’s fights against cutting entitlement programs and the Postal Service, Washington correspondent John Nichols writes:

“Sanders has broken the boundaries of conventional politics. By refusing to bend to the compromises and spin of Washington, he has made himself the conscience of the fiscal cliff fight.”

Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin, meanwhile, took home the mag’s “Most Valuable Governor” award.

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Paul Heintz was part of the Seven Days news team from 2012 to 2020. He served as political editor and wrote the "Fair Game" political column before becoming a staff writer.