At this point, I don't know whether I'll vote for McCain or Obama. It's a win-win thing for me. I like McCain a lot, but when it comes to issues I care most about--Iraq, health care, climate change, energy independence--he would probably be a status quo president. Whereas Obama would advance those causes.

But I could still easily vote for McCain.

Yet...I'm still rooting for Obama. I want him to make wise choices. And that makes me greatly concerned about who he'll pick for a running mate.

Please, please--don't pick Hillary. Because then all we'll be talking about is Bill. I know it seems politically smart to pick her, like Kennedy picked Johnson. But don't. Just don't. You'll regret it. She wants it, but don't give in.

The list of VP alternatives is long and distinguished. I would be much more likely to vote for Obama if he picked:

• Joe Biden. I really like Biden, and he's got big foreign policy experience. If he picks Biden, then I'm probably aboard.
• Bill Richardson (though he should be Secretary of State).
• Jim Webb (maybe).
• Evan Bayh (a bit more qualified than Hoosier Dan Quayle was).