Rumor Watch: From Pundit To Politician?

There’s no story to link to, because this is all they have currently up there on the Huffington Post. I’m not quite sure when, exactly, he’d be running — it’s a little late to jump into the fray for 2006. Would he be going for Specter’s seat in ‘08? Or perhaps Chris Matthews is considering running for Senate in 2010 in the same way I am: If some sort of giant bomb hits State College and 99.99 percent of PA residents were killed off — if the bomb was big and was dropped during a Penn State game, it’s possible — I’d probably make a run at the senate, provided I could beat my dad in the primary. Shit, you have to be 30, don’t you? Oh, nevermind.

Let’s hope Matthews makes a run. It’d give Will Bunch material for about the next 30 years.

Update: Oh snap! Should have read Bunchy’s site first, since he already has an analysis of Matthews running as an independent in 2006. Since I feel more people are familiar with SNL parodies of Matthews than his actual show — and nobody watches SNL — I don’t think he’d have much of a shot, but, eh, wouldn’t you vote for Matthews over man-on-dog fearmongerer Rick Santorum? Or, for that matter, over noted zombie Bob Casey?

We’re Hearing… [Huffington Post via Wonkette]