should Hillary be on ticket as VP?

She would compromise his whole idea of bringing change to Washington... The way he handled her "gimmick" gas tax holiday showed that he wont tolerate these kind of politics in his presidency.. putting her on the ticket immediately undermines this bold promise.

Are you kidding me? Of course not. That's just begging for an Emperor's New Groove type of situation. Hillary has behaved shamefully - running like a republican and redrawing the success line so she's always on the right side of it. To reward that kind of a behavior would be ridiculous.

As the Majority Leader she would be in the position of influencing ALL legislation. She would also be able to cultivate an image of leadership. If she truly wants to affect change, then she should aggressively campaign for B. Obama w/the understanding that he would support HRC as the new Majority Leader. Sen. Reid could be given a position in the Cabinet to pave the way for HRC.

Hillary Clinton aggravates me. Obama doesn't need this undermining force in his campaign. She might say or do something that would actually hurt the campaign more then help. Obama don't do it!

Ask me 3 months ago and I'd have said yes. But now someone needs to pull her aside, quietly explain that what she's accomplished is great, but she really really needs to just go back to New York and continue her career in the Senate. Who knows, maybe in 8 years things will be different.

How could she be her own VP? Zing! Seriously I'm hoping for Richardson, but I don't think I'll be rewarded for my patience.

Dumbest idea of the entire cycle. She shouldn't be rewarded for her behavior, she should be primaried.

If I was Barry I'd employ a food taster and always sit in the corners at meetings. Perhaps assign her a special role in Burma, or Iraq. *End the Legacy 08*

Leaving aside the fact that it's highly unlikely that Hillary would even accept the position, if she did get the VP nod it'd be a Bush-Cheney situation. Obviously not exactly, but in the sense that you have a president who's fairly inexperienced and a VP with many years in politics and a long history in Washington who is a power center unto herself. I'd be wary of that. Personally, I think Hillary is a much better Senator than she would be a president, and should refocus her efforts in the Senate to accomplish the things she's been espousing on the campaign trail -- that's where most of this stuff will happen anyway.

There are other VP canidates who could help Obama unite the party and bring in the working class white voters to his side without comprimising his message, and I can't really see Clinton taking the back burner, either.

I think it diminishes her. She could be the dean of the Senate for decades. However a close Clinton ally as VP makes a ton of sense. Wes Clark, who already would be a good pick just from his military background, Southern roots, and previous campaign experience, would probably satisfy a lot of Clinton supporters.

You all seem to think Obama's a shoo-in against McCain. I think you're wrong. Clinton would help.

This idea is teh awesum! Let's help the GOP unite by choosing to place a Clinton a heartbeat away from the Whitehouse again. Let's take on all that baggage and make the general election about them, and not Obama. Whoever is behind this joke of a plan needs a vacation.

If it were only Hillary, I'd say yes. I don't doubt that Obama has the skill to wrangle a former POTUS whose wife is VP, even one as narcissistic as Bill. But who needs it? Start fresh, I say. There is plenty for the Clintons to do. If we are serious about change (I'm not sure we are), no need to burden a new administration with back-to-the-future baggage. As for her supposed constituency of folks who say they are voting for Hillary because she speaks to their working class values, I don't buy it that these folks are sore losers who will go for McCain. If they really are who they think they are, they'll get behind the ticket, whoever is on it.