Are Oregon's U.S. senators interested in being vice president?

Don't expect Oregon's U.S. senators to be a presidential runningmate. In a survey of the U.S. Senate's membership not already running for president on whether they'd accept an offer to be vice president, The Hill newspaper found a variety of responses to the veepstakes question. Some were accompanied by laughs, others took the question seriously.

So, how did Republican Gordon Smith and Democrat Ron Wyden respond?

Says Smith: "Let me put it this way: I'm not on the list, so it's a hypothetical question."

Says Wyden: "I have a unique perspective on this. I am the only senator to have announced I am not running for president because there should be someone here to serve as the Senate's designated driver. I intend to stay in that position. The Senate needs a designated driver to stay behind and work on healthcare."