'Cheers' mailman Cliff Clavin AKA John Ratzenberger may run for Senator in 2012 (video)

November 5, 2:43 PMCelebrity Politics ExaminerLiz Barrett

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John Ratzenberger (left), who played Cliff Clavin on "Cheers," may run for the U.S. Senate. (Wikipedia)

"Cheers" fans, listen up. Cliff Clavin wants to be a Senator. It's true. John Ratzenberger is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012 in Connecticut, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Ratzenberger started his potential campaign by casting his lot with conservative Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty at a $5,000-a-plate dinner that launched the new Freedom First PAC on Wednesday night. Ratzenberger said he would support Pawlenty if he runs for president:

Right now, I'd endorse him for president."

Pawlenty did not comment on Ratzenberger's potential Senate campaign, but you have to wonder if he would want to be associated with a man who is seen by the public as a clueless, know-it-all postal worker. Then again, looking clueless on TV didn't seem to hurt Sarah Palin's conservative support base, so who knows?

And now, here's Cliffie, predicting who will be the next president: