WWE exec to run for U.S. Senate

Linda McMahon, the chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment has stepped down to run for the U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut, the WWE has just announced.

Mrs. McMahon, a Republican, has announced her candidacy, and her husband, Vince McMahon, will perform her CEO duties in addition to his duties as chairman of WWE.

A wrestling executive as a U.S. senator? Well, if Jesse "The Body" Ventura can be governor of Minnesota ...

I just hope that Mrs. McMahon doesn't run for office with The Undertaker. It wouldn't help the health care debate.

Maybe the incumbent — Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd — will get some help from Triple H or the Edge. Or maybe even Countrywide.

Having a wrestling executive in the Senate could make things in both areas more lively. The "body slam" could be renamed "the filibuster," and a cloture vote could be held in a steel cage match. Sweet!