;-) I say that if we have to give up the Show for a longer duration that he should skip the Senate and go straight for the WH.
Frau Blucher (horses whinny) and Obama* would dissolve into a gooey mess if he ran.
* Although seriously, I think Frau Blucher invites him to sell his book and take attention away from her doings. LOL Why is she spending like a lunatic on a shoo in 06 race? LOL LOL LOL
http://biglizards.net/blog/archives/2006/10/the_obama_drama.html
The answer to that is beyond me.
I am quite sure that we won't have him back on the radio any time soon--so I agree with you that he has to go on to do something wonderful so that we don't miss him quite so much!