It’s never going to happen, but Roll Call is reporting that the absolutely atrocious idea is being floated in Washington Democratic circles. In fact, their sources include Senate aides.

You know, in fairness, we currently have a tax cheat in charge of the national coffers. And another in charge of the tax-writing committee in the House. So it’s not like we’d be stepping down in terms of honesty and transparency.

Speculation has also begun about potential employment for Dodd in the Obama administration.

For instance, several Democratic Senate aides noted that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is an extremely unpopular figure in the Senate. Geithner has also taken the brunt of the criticism for the administration’s handling of the economy and, these sources speculated, if the country’s financial picture does not brighten before Election Day, he could be the first secretary to leave the administration.

Although Dodd would appear to be well-situated to take control of Treasury if the position were to open, it may not be smooth sailing for his nomination.

Nah, you think? Though again, Geithner managed to get confirmed as Treasury Secretary despite repeatedly cheating on his taxes.