During his media blitz this morning Rod Blagojevich happened to mention to Diane Sawyer that he even considered appointing Oprah Winfrey to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. Since there is no indication that Oprah ever expressed the slightest interest in the Senate seat, it appears that Blago believed he had the power to draft people into government service, whether they wanted to be a Senator or not. And of course, who is easier to push around than Oprah?

Rod might have been onto something. Had Oprah been forcibly appointed to the Senate, would that have been such a mistake? Think of all the fun that Senator Oprah would have brought to Capitol Hill:

-Senators could have begun every session by looking for stuff stuck to the bottom of their chairs.
- Oprah could have pushed a bill through to make her favorite things the official Favorite Things Of All Citizens of the United States.
- Lots more surprise Senate floor walk-ons from John Travolta
- Writing a fake memoir would be declared a capital felony
- BFF Marriage would be legalized, allowing two women to marry as long as they promise that they're just BFF's and totally not gay for each other.