Obama should not pick Hillary as his VP

An Obama-Hillary ticket would not be in the best interests of the Democratic Party nor will it give them any substantial advantage in the race against McCain.

The Obama campaign has been advocating 'Change', a chance to reform the bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. Selecting Clinton as his VP would be an attack on that 'Change'.

Would it really unite the Democrats? Right now, from seeing the media clips, news articles, and what not, Hillary is not being quite gracious to bowing out of the race. True, she has been mathematically eliminated from clinching the Democratic nomination, but she has been reluctant to make any official announcement about conceding the race to Obama or suspending her campaign.

Could all of this be considered as pressure on Obama to pick her as his Vice President?

I am sure her supporters would say Clinton can help win swing states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio, but she can also bring a heavy turnout of voters who do not like her.

Also, giving Clinton a VP slot would ensure constant gossip on her attempts to grab the Presidency in 2012, depending if she can dissaude Obama from running for re-election. Obama's administratin would be mired with his staff and Clinton's over policy agendas and what not.