[BibChr]

I hope you're right, but I'm not so sure. Power, any power, is an aphrodisiac to people like Hillary. I don't know that she'd pass up a now-thing for a maybe-thing.

But even given that you're right, Obama has so few original ideas of his own that I can easily see him saying to himself, "That game-changing thing of McCain's was cool. I want some of that. Let's see... who to pick? Who to pick?"

We'll never regret being prepared for the worst. Agreed?

[ajwharton]

But even given that you're right, Obama has so few original ideas of his own that I can easily see him saying to himself, "That game-changing thing of McCain's was cool. I want some of that. Let's see... who to pick? Who to pick?"

There are ramifications to just dropping a VP candidate. The delegates have officially nominated both of them, by name, so it isn't just a matter of Obama shoving Biden over for Hillary. I am not sure of the exact procedure (it is pretty unprecedented), but it would -- at the very least -- involve the DNC changing some rule, some how. That, in and of itself, would be a spectacle.

[Centurion2000]

I hope you're right, but I'm not so sure. Power, any power, is an aphrodisiac to people like Hillary. I don't know that she'd pass up a now-thing for a maybe-thing.

Yes but consider the odds. 2012 is almost 100% of her getting the top of the ticket. In 2008 the odds are literally against her winning and if she does win she only comes in second place.

She's going to fold for 2008. We'll see her coming back in 2012 with blood in her eyes.