Jim Lehrer is one of my favorites.

Have you also enjoyed his commentary and reporting?

Unless you want public broadcasting, you may not

know who he is.  he has tended over the years to

haunt the ivory tower known as PBS.

Known as a TV anchor for decades, he is also an author.

You know what TV anchors do? Lehrer and his team are

prepared for any number of scenarios, ‘n Lehrer will put

himself in his place that he is there when it is time for

an interview to happen. If there is a summit he will

be there, and he is a friendly face the president would

like to be talking to.

Maybe someone like Kerry could handle a Lehrer’s rebuke,

but even then, Lehrer is on top.

Lehrer doesn’t need to be seen as combative. People love him.

That’s what makes him so good.

He never looks desperate or out of control.

A million things could happen in an interview, and most of

them have already happened to Lehrer.  He’s ready for

anything.

Except for one or two, most of the country adores the man.

He needs to either (a) run for office; (b) run for a cabinet

appointment; or (c) wait for an intervening event to shake things

up to the extent that he gets appointed presidential spokesman

or something.  He is just too big a resource to waste at

PBS any longer.  At least that is my opinion.
No disrespect to PBS– I love PBS.

The blogosphere is waiting for him too!  And bloggers know

b.s. when they see it– and he is not that.

Here’s the thing: none of us are getting any younger.  Now

is the time to get him into some high position. Absolutely.

Does he contribute to the national discourse? Absolutely.

He is a gravitational force.

We need him.