Sorry Politico: Ailes For President Story Squashed Immediately

In a move not dissimilar from the New York Post trying to will Eliot Spitzer back into office with a series of scantily sourced front page stories, Politico reported earlier that friends of Fox News president Roger Ailes are encouraging the businessman to consider a run for President of the United States in 2012. Ailes quickly laughed off the claim with a quote from an aide.