The posture of Hillary Clinton and some of her surrogates, seem to indicate that Hillary Clinton wants the VP slot on a Barack Obama
ticket as a consolation prize.  However, a lot of us just don't see
Hillary as a good VP choice primarily because we think that her persona
is not in sync with that of Obama.  Much like Obama represents "change you can believe in", he also needs a VP that he can believe in.

Hillary
has shown that she is not quite there.  For starters, she could eat a
little bit of humble pie.  After being designated as the inevitable
Democratic nominee, I can understand that for her it must be extremely
difficult to except that in 2008, that will not be a reality. Inspite
of the position which Hillary now finds herself, contrary to the
demands of some of her rabid supporters, she must acknowledge that
picking the VP will be the responsibility of Barack Obama. It can't be extorted. 

When Obama wins the nomination, I think that Hillary should go to him in private and apologize
for the divisive campaign she ran that all too often appealed to the
worst traits in people instead of their best attributes.  She should
tell Obama that he ran an
extremely well executed campaign and mean it.  She should admit that
both she and Bill underestimated how tough a candidate that Obama would be.  There is no denying that Obama beat the best and that is a feat that should be recognized.

If Hillary can do those things, then if Obama chooses her, I can enthusiatically embrace a 2008 Democratic Presidential ticket of Obama/Clinton.
If Hillary can humbly do those things, then she will have shown us that
she can change and be a part of change that we can believe in. 

At
a compassionate moment, today I decided that having Hillary on the
ticket might be something that I can live with.  I even felt that Bill
Clinton didn't deserve the New Yorker article which if for no other
reason, was in bad taste because of its timing.  As a former ardent
Clinton supporter, it may be easier for me to accept that Hillary can
find redemption.  But as I moved away from Clinton, I was drawn to
Obama when I actually started to listen
to the his words and like countless others, believed him when he said
with passion that he wanted to dissolve the divisions in America that
have plaqued our society.

I know that it will be very
difficult for a lot of my fellow Obama supporters to agree with me. 
However, picking Hillary doesn't take Obama off message.  It actually
would put his message into action in a very bold way and be an example
of his willingness to work to alleviate divisions. Nevertheless,
picking a VP will be the sole responsibility of Barack Obama.  So I in
no way am advocating that Hillary be offered the job.  However, unlike
yesterday, today I find Hillary to be more acceptable.