The idea of Obama paying off Hillary Clinton’s mounting debt through fundraisers and other support has been travelling around the ‘net all week and I’ve resisted saying anything until I could get my thoughts in order.  Part of me wants to say “No!” but for the sake of party unity I think this would be the mature thing to do.  No matter who takes this nomination, the nominee will need the support of the person on the losing side.  If anything can be done to repair the rift that has erupted among Democrats on both sides I say do it.

All that being said, I do not believe Senator Obama should look to Senator Clinton as his Vice-President choice.  I may have touted this in the past, but too much has happened for this to be viable any longer.  Senator Obama has been campaigning on a platform of change, and as good a Democrat and politician as Hillary Clinton is, she does equal change.  She is old guard and always will be.