Elizabeth Warren For Senate? (for Teddy's seat)

Some are pushing to draft the Harvard professor, consumer advocate and head of the committee overseeing the Wall Street bailout to take the seat vacated by the death of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy.

Warren, during an interview on Fox Business, was asked several times Thursday if she'd rule out accepting an appointment to the seat. "I have a job," she repeated.

Warren has a passionate following: "Warren in 2012!" occasionally pops up in HuffPost comments sections. Dylan Ratigan is a fan, too. "I love her. Love her," the MSNBC host said Thursday. "Actually tells the truth. Actually wants to try to improve the system."

Warren's background in consumer protection work led her to propose a Financial Product Safety Commission that would restrict the type of unsafe financial products that led to the economic collapse of 2008. Since renamed the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, it's destined for a vote in the House Financial Services Committee this fall and is fiercely opposed by banks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/elizabeth-warren-for-sena_n_291804.html

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Oh, fuck yes! I love her! Where do I send the check?

She has been the only point of clarity in this entire financial mess.