Everything sounded just fine until you got to the part about negotiating extraordinary conditions.  With all that I've seen from Clinton and her campaign this primary season, I have no faith in her ability to keep her negotiated promises if they do decide on something akin to what you've suggested.  When she becomes the President, she'll do whatever she wants, without a look over her shoulder at whomever she leaves in her dust.

You make some nice suggestions, but I just don't see how Obama wins if he has, for example, veto power over cabinet heads and then Clinton goes on television and says, well I can't nominate this person to the cabinet because Obama doesn't want me to.  Nope, I don't think it works that way.

Your diary isn't pissing me off... you make some good points.  However, I see no probability that Clinton would follow through on any kind of word she's made to Obama if your scenario were to come true.

Frankly, I don't want Senator Clinton anywhere near the ticket.  She can be in the cabinet, that's fine.  But I don't want her near the top of the ticket.  I would be happy to have her help Senator Obama win over all those women and Latinos who have flocked to the Clinton campaign... I can't discount her pull and reach into those demographics, which, if they are convinced to vote Democratic this year may just stay with us for a generation.  But you know, when Obama is the head of the party and the standard bearer at the top of the ticket for the Presidency, he really shouldn't have to ask for that kind of help from Clinton -- yet I can see how Senator Clinton would ransom her help and ask for something in return.

So, you see, Clinton has rubbed me all kinds of wrong ways.  But if she is the nominee I will vote for her.  If legions of Republicans can do the same for McCain, I can certainly do it for Clinton -- but my first choice is Obama.