California Gov. Dianne Feinstein. It has a ring to it, for some Democrats; including, perhaps, Feinstein herself. This week, Feinstein told San Francisco Chronicle reporter Zachary Coile that she was considering a run in the 2010 election.

"The job I do now I think is important, and what I really want to do is make a difference," Feinstein told Coile. "The question is, how can I best do that? Is it using the seniority I have in the Senate, or is it in getting out there and running for governor?"

I'm skeptical, though certainly not about her political and legislative strengths. The former San Francisco mayor appears to be an executive at heart, and ran for governor before. She has handily won statewide election three times. But will Feinstein really want to take on a competitive race at the age of 77, for a governor's seat that often seems to leave the incumbent tarnished? My bet is she considers it for a good long while and then opts to retain her sure thing as the state's senior senator.