Anyone presented to you as a "good choice" by the major media (privately-owned media) is a shill. That person has been vetted and has answered all the questions properly. That person will serve the interests of the ruling elite.

So Obama, Edwards, Clinton...they're all shills. But it's interesting to figure out what purpose each is meant to play in the scheme of things. In Obama's case, the subject is a black man with a muslim-sounding name (even sounds a lot like 'Osama'). As if Americans are going to vote for a black for president, or a bin Laden sound-alike. Obama is meant to be the less-offensive alternative to the reeking Hillary Clinton.