Novak isn't even a Republican, not that that matters to the Clinton propoaganda machine.
Obama doesn't have to worry about being Swiftboated, anyway, unless he has some questionable military medals he hasn't talked about yet.
Back in 1968 both Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller were trying to stop Richard Nixon from becoming the Republican nominee. Reagan and Rockefeller could no more have united to stop Nixon than Obama and Edwards can unite to stop Hillary--who would be the Presidential candidate and who the VP?
Edwards, having run for VP already under Kerry, wouldn't be content to be Obama's VP running-mate, plus Obama is younger and has even fewer years in the Senate than Edwards. Obama, on the other hand, wouldn't be happy playing second fiddle to a Southern white boy, particularly not one whose law degree is from UNC when his is from Harvard.
I can agree with that, but he plays one on television and he did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night.