Hillary/Obama '08

As conservatives and moderates vainly wait for a leader to arise from the Republican ranks to return the party to its conservative base and retake the presidency, the school of Democratic sharks has begun to circle. The many 'would be' candidates are however merely muddying the waters. They are, if you will, window dressing. The foregone conclusion of who would be the Democratic nominee for 2008 was settled in 2000 when Hillary won a senate seat in her 'long time residence', New York.
From that point on, all else has been mere preparation for '08. The fanfare of other "possibles" is merely to lend credibility to the obvious. The only question remaining was the running mate. Bill was floated and passed on, Schumer is too much competition, Kennedy is too old and self absorbed. Daschle self destructed through bad representation of his constituents. Feinstein is a harpy, albeit an ambitious harpy. No, none of these would do, too much of a record with too many enemies. Someone new.
Then a young product of the Daly political machine is elected to the senate. Barack Obama. Perfect. And, how to get him familiar with America? Float a possible run for the presidency for himself, gather campaign funds, name recognition, and when he is Hillary's running mate, soften Hillary's sharp edges. Perfect.
Hillary/Obama '08 - and there is NO Republican who can beat them.
'Nuff said.