Edwards is certainly on the short list, if he would take it. I am not sure he would, but if not, I would think he would be a wonderful Attorney General. I think Richardson has probably cemented his position with Obama as Secretary of State. I had always thought he would be VP, but the events of the last week have changed that. By his endorsement, he accomplishes the same thing as he would as VP, bringing the hispanic vote. And Obama would not have to worry about exacerbating the 5% to 7% natural race based loss. For those that are not political hacks, that is the threshold we use in evaluating an African American candidate. S/he must be able to win with the addition of a 5% to 7% loss factor for those that simply will not vote for a person of color. Obama has skewed that somewhat in his favor by virtue of the young voters he has attracted, but it is still reasonable to expect that kind of defection. He also, to his credit, has done all he can to run on the basis of position, and to place the historic nature of his candidacy in a strong, but secondary place. If he makes it to the nomination, always remember that the VP's positions have less to do with the nomination than what s/he brings to the table. His choice will be based on what the polls show as a place that needs shoring up.

It is going to be a very interesting 3 months.

All the best,

Mick