Sunday morning and the US media in New York deployed multiple pundits to consider the Vice-Presidential candidates who will emerge for the eventual Democrat and Republican candidates for the 2008 Presidential election.
For Republican John McCain the names of Bush Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, former soldier and diplomat Colin Powell and others have been bandied about.
For Barack Obama, the interesting idea floated today was that of him selecting a military man, such as Wes Clark as VP to help offset McCain's credentials.
Hilary Clinton faces the dilemma of already having a 'Vice-President' in Bill Clinton, for whom a VP would likely be a nuisance three-some. Obama would be the obvious choice to avoid splitting the party, though the question is, would he want to be seen as kowtowing to the Clinton family, with an eye to his political longevity.
Personally, with an eye to restoring the view of America in the world I think each candidate needs someone capable of carrying domestic interests and helping shield the President from some of the thornier issues he will have to undo.
One thing is certain, Vice-President Cheney changed the nature of the office forever, and I am looking forward to the accounts as to how it came to be.
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