Less than 24 hours after star MSNBC talk-show host Keith Olbermann abruptly exited the network under mysterious circumstances, liberal activists had already come up with a new job for him: U.S. Senator. Daily Kos blogger "Stranded Wind" and his cohorts have started a "Draft Olbermann" Facebook page and Twitter account, and say they will deploy their "full set of campaign tools" to convince Olbermann to run for retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) seat, and win it. Intriguing scenario or terrible idea? (Watch a CBS report about Olbermann's departure)
He's the man: Drafting Olbermann is "a tremendous long shot," says Stranded Wind in Daily Kos, but it's worth a try. "A man his age is nowhere near ready for retirement," but Olbermann is "just old enough, smart enough, polished enough, and has all of the other attributes that would make him a darned good Senator for the state of Connecticut." True, he lives in New York now, but "he used to live in Connecticut and could easily return and establish residency."
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