"Now What?"

That was the question Robert Kennedy asked his brother John at the Democratic convention back then when LBJ accepted the offer to be VP, an offer all had expected him to refuse. Bobby had been against extending the offer, Jack felt this would smooth LBJ whose support JFK needed... And LBJ took it (could never refuse a chance to move on up...), despite his scorn and disdain for those rich, snotty northeastern brats...

Same question now for Obama: Hillary as VP? Crucial for some constituencies he has not secured, and may never get, and it would heal a little the fractures in the democratic party. Yet, she carries negatives, yes, we know.
But the bigger problem is how much space she would take in an Obama White House, how firm her support would be (although a consumate politician, she is..), and she comes with Bill, whom I used to love but who has shown surprising, repeated ... shall we say: "lacks" and wants during the primaries...

So, I'd say no. BUT I am not a politician and Obama will hopefully choose with the same flair and brains he has displayed, OK. But let's not mess it up either on purely political reasons (or Treasons...). Hillary represents an old-fashioned way of doing politics, with dirty tricks et al, and she has shown it. But she would be a brainy and able president, which is what a VP is chosen for, and that would be a welcome change...

On the other hand, if together, the ticket makes it and sends McCain packing for sure, that is a major consideration. One should never underestimate the capacities of an electorate that elected George W. Bush in 2004... Not to mention those who will come out of the woodwork for sure to vote against the Black man (or the woman)...