It's been far too long since we last checked in with flack-to-the-nobodies/frequent Page Six source Hal Lifson, who last showed up on our radar for pushing the absurd "scoop" that Sarah Palin would be joining Desperate Housewives (like Marcia Cross would ever let that happen!), which he somehow got into a major newspaper. Imagine our delight, then, when Lifson appeared in today's Page Six with his newest outlandish story:

• Fran Drescher announced a run for Hillary Clinton's senate seat, on the basis of being "authentic and honest" and "getting a bill passed in Washington." Presumably having Anderson Cooper in the tank is a plus, too. Pray she's joking. [NYM]