The choice is Obama's, so ignore the 25,000 signatures

By GottaLaff
The decision about a running mate is purely Barack Obama's, remember? It's his choice. No pressure, because, as everyone knows, it's up to the nominee, who in this case would be Obama. Yes, only Obama:

VoteBoth, the organization that is aggressively seeking to land Hillary Clinton on Barack Obama's presidential ticket, says it has upwards of 25,000 signatures on its petition calling for the New York senator to serve as No. 2.

Move along, just a few thousand people breathing down your neck, just ignore them.

"The choice is Sen. Obama's alone, and we hope to continue making the case to him that choosing Sen. Clinton would unite the Party and lead us to victory in November," he also said.

See? Obama is the decider, nobody else is, just him. Oh, and there's this: There will be nagging and begging and screaming and tantruming and signature-collecting to reinforce that very sentiment. Because the choice that is his must be the one they choose for him:

Those who have signed the petition include several prominent Democrats, most of whom were backers of Clinton, including Govs. Ed Rendell and Tom Vilsack and Sens. Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein.

Since Obama officially clinched the nomination Tuesday night, several high-profile backers of Clinton have publicly urged she serve as the Illinois senator's running mate.

This reinforces Hillary's declaration that she is not seeking the position. Not her. It's so obvious, I don't know why she felt it necessary to even make the point. She's supportive that way, making superfluous points and all.

Arora said the organization will continue to step up its efforts for a unity ticket, and explore several different avenues for getting its message out. On Thursday, ardent Clinton support Lanny Davis, whose fierce support of the former presidential candidate has become a fixture on cable news shows, signed on to the group as a senior adviser.

Barack Obama, June 5:

"The next time you hear from me about the vice presidential selection process will be when I have selected a vice president," he said. "If you hear secondhand accounts, rumors, gossip about the selection process, you can take it from me that it is wrong, because we're not going to be talking about it in the press."

But Hillary supporters will talk to the press. It's perfectly fine though. They're just making sure Obama knows what he's doing. No pressure.