I think there's some unnecessary confusion here, stemming from attempts to combine two separate events:

1) Barack Obama being declared the Democratic nominee - this will occur in August, at the convention in Denver.

2) Hillary Clinton conceding defeat - this may never occur at all.

Does it really matter if #2 happens today, tomorrow, or never? Only as it relates to unifying the party, and this constant harping on Hillary's morbid tenacity is only causing her die-hard supporters to become increasingly angry and shrill.

With a nod to C.S. Lewis, there's no more news to be had here. Obama's margin of victory is something I can learn in August. That he was going to win, I knew already.

She isn't going to concede, and won't life a finger to help heal the party until she gets what she wants, her debt paid and the VP spot. If Obama gives in, he will never win in November. The Republicans will have a field day with Bill, and Obama will be swallowed up by Bill's infidelities and dirty dealings since leaving office. His whole "change" that he based his campaign on will become the same old politics with them on the ticket and will turn off his voters who supported him because they are sick of Clinton's and their kind in Washington. I have always voted Republican but voted for Obama in the primary, and intend on voting for him in November. If he puts her on the ticket, I won't vote at all this November. I have a feeling that I won't be the only one of his supporters who does the same.

George W. Bush delegated his presidency to his vice president, Dick Cheney. You probably don't have to worry that, as president, Barack Obama would feel obliged to follow this precedent.

The fact is that, as vice president, Hillary Clinton would only have the power that Obama delegated to her. (She would automatically get to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.) So this fuss about Clinton getting the VP slot is a distraction.

Everyone knows that Bush has run the country into the ground. John McCain is diligently campaigning to preserve Bush's legacy. With the fate of the nation at stake, let's focus on what is important. That should be our responsibility as citizens.

Obama/Clinton 08!