Taking over Tuesday with his media tour de force, beleaguered Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich made an astounding revelation during his stay in New York City.
While boycotting his own impeachment trial, Blagojevich told "Good Morning America" that Oprah Winfrey's name had at one time surfaced as a potential candidate to assume President Obama's vacant Senate seat.
The Editorial Board could hardly consider itself buddies with Blago, but we have to admit "O" would have made for quite an interesting addition to Capitol Hill.
There's no denying most politicians love a free handout or two - just ask Rod. We can only imagine her new colleagues frothing at the mouth in anticipation of Oprah's arrival as she screamed, "Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Though we do concede she may have to upgrade the vehicle in question to something a bit more luxurious.
Did somebody say Maybach?
Maybe Oprah would even film a farewell episode of her talk show on the floor of the Senate while committee hearings take place. Let's just hope it's not like the latest edition of the "Oprah's favorite things" episode, as the slumping economy has replaced free televisions with toasters from Wal-Mart.
Seeing a dumbfounded expression on Sen. John McCain's face wouldn't exactly scream must-see-TV.
Blagojevich probably assumed power lunches in Washington wouldn't bode too well for Winfrey's plans of slimming down.
But who knows if Winfrey would have even accepted the position?
Taking home a cool $2 million an episode suddenly makes Chicago winters seem downright balmy.
