“He’s rich, telegenic and knows the odds. Why not run for president? A movement is afoot among libertarians, gamblers and right-wing blogs to draft Las Vegas sports handicapper Wayne Allyn Root to run for president in 2008. … Root said he has a meeting scheduled for later this month with Libertarian Party officials. ‘I’d have to be convinced I had a realistic chance, not to win the presidency, but to build a base; that it wouldn’t hurt my standing with the Republican Party; and that I could continue to run my business …. My ultimate goal has never changed: to be the Republican senator for the state of Nevada.’” [editor’s note: This is one of Eric Dondero’s windmill tilts, and it should boost his already formidable reputation for coming up with truly bizarre ideas - TLK] (01/01/07)