Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), former Majority Leader and Minority Leader, will leave the Senate soon, but where will he go next? Albert Eisele and By Jeff Dufour tackle that question in this week's issue of The Hill.

Daschle will hit the speaking circuit, write another book, become a television commentator or even star in his own television show, join several corporate boards and ultimately land a job at a Wall Street investment-banking firm, according to a person privy to his thinking.

“The world is his oyster,” a Washington lobbyist who is close to Daschle said Tuesday. “The only option he’s ruled out is that he’s not going to be a lobbyist because Linda [his lobbyist wife] has a big, thriving practice of her own.”

The Daschle confidant, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Daschle will join a speakers bureau — where he probably could command fees in the $15,000-to-$25,000 range, and join several corporate boards. “A few, not a lot,” because of the increased liability faced by board members as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.

Although that might seem like a lot of money, former high-ranking Senators and Congressmen who make the jump to K Street often make a few million dollars a year lobbying their former colleagues.

On another note, perhaps Daschle will get a gig on Al Gore's liberal television network, if that ever gets off the ground...