Stranger things have happened.
That said, this would be strange indeed.
On "Fox News Sunday," Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane suggested Romney should get the job, according to The Detroit News.
"You do see that Mitt Romney is a person with a lot of ability and a lot of energy. Who still has got a lot to contribute, and, you know, his hometown of Detroit, right now, has just been put into state receivership or it's about to be," Lane said. "I wonder if there is no role for him in the restructuring of Detroit. He'd be the perfect person to do it. He has got the expertise, he's a hometown guy, and he is a kind of a political free agent at this point. That is the kind of thing that he could, I think, contribute in the future."
Politics reporter Dave Weigel made the same suggestion last Thursday in the online publication Slate under the headline "Give Detroit to Mitt Romney."
"Why not? Romney's got a mixed record as a politician, but nobody ever questions his skill as a brutal operator and turnaround artist. He's got a good relationship with Republicans in the state — they even scrapped an electoral vote split plan in 2012 because they wanted him to win! He's got a larger Rolodex of possible investors than anyone else who might be reasonably expected to take this job."
Gov. Rick Snyder indicated Friday he has someone in mind for the job, but didn't say who.
