This commentary by Roland Martin is pretty much what I'm talking about with regards to my last post.

The editorial addresses the hypothetical of either Clinton or Obama being the running mate of the respective candidate if nominated. It is full of just plain conjectures to make Ms Clinton look like an over-reaching egocentric power-grabber.

1. Clinton will not be overshadowed by an underling.

First off, really? How do you know that Roland, have you asked Ms Clinton? Second, do you really know that Ms Clinton views Mr Obama as an "underling"? Mr Obama doesn't work for Ms Clinton, he's not necessarily junior to her. So why use the classist, and (with Mr Martin's past tendency to make racial mountains out of molehills) racially charged terminology of "underling"?

Sure, their attacks on one another are what you expect in a campaign, but it has gotten very personal. Obama says she is a return to the "politics of old," and that doesn't bring a smile to her face. The race-baiting Southern Strategy used by former President Bill Clinton and the surrogates of Sen. Clinton have absolutely angered Obama's camp. There is too much blood on the floor, and you just don't forget that.

Notice that Roland doesn't discount the Obama attacks on Ms Clinton ("that doesn't bring a smile to her face")? Yet, he lets loose with the racial charges, as well as voicing strong sentiment from the Obama camp ("have absolutely angered Obama's camp"). Why unbalance the responses like that?

4. Being No. 2 is unthinkable for Clinton.

Again, how do you know that Roland? This paints Ms Clinton as a power-hungry player. Why not also say "Being No. 2 is unthinkable for Obama." I mean, afterall, I'm sure that's just as true with Obama as it is with Clinton.

Now, as a way out, I would expect to see these two on a ticket only if Clinton is the nominee and they run the numbers and determine that the best chance of winning would be with him. She wants to be president that bad and would discount the bad blood. Then, they would hope he accept it.

See, Roland talks about how impossible it would be for Obama to accept Ms Clinton as a running mate for VP, because of all these negative things about Ms Clinton. Mr Obama is so pure and ideological that he would apparently eschew his chance to be on the ticket if Ms Clinton was the nominee. Yet, Ms Clinton, ever the cold-hearted power-broker, would certainly put "bad blood" behind her, because "she wants to be president that bad..."

It's ridiculous, and obvious, the double-standard associated with Ms Clinton. Even though I don't support her presidency, I certainly don't support this vilification.