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...seem to be out in force this morning, and unusually irrational. Soon they will be demanding that the evil, incompetent Obama make Clinton his VP, which will be a new flavor of irrationality.
That being said, an Obama/Clinton ticket has its merits. I think Clinton can make the case that she has earned the VP slot, coming in second in a race that was close to a statistical tie in the popular vote. It would maximize democratic voter turn-out in November (a large number of die-hard Clinton supporters wouldn't be sitting home or voting for McCain).
However, that ticket has significant weaknesses (the same weaknesses as a Clinton/Obama ticket). Most importantly, neither candidate has significant, long-term foreign policy credentials. The ticket would also bring out the anti-Clinton crazies in the republican side. If she does end up with the VP slot, I think they would need to immediately foreground the role of someone like Biden or Webb in the cabinet.
