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If he chooses her prior to the roll call vote and she accepts, doesn't it quiet much of the intra-party opposition, and doesn't it give Obama a great VP candidate (and I say this as someone who is not a big Hillary fan. She is a master of all things policy, has no problems maintaining a campaign offensive, is smart and well prepared and if nominated, can ratchet back a lot of the anger and hurt in her core constituencies. I've been opposed to this, but could talk myself into it for these reasons. My initial first choice, Biden, doesn't seem as much of a campaign asset, though I think he'd be great, too. But with a real race going on, I can see Obama offering Hillary the slot because of her deep support in the old-school Democratic constituencies.
