Carl Cannon looks at seven reasons why Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh makes the most sense for Obama. Among his reasons, Cannon notes that it would be comparable in a few ways to Bill Clinton's successful choice of Al Gore in 1992. Obama and Bayh would both represent the Midwest, just as Clinton and Gore came from the South. Cannon even takes the similarity down to the fact that both Bayh and Gore were sons of U.S. Senators and both attended St. Albans prep school in Washington.

Okay, reason seven: Evan Bayh is close to both Clintons, and after toying with the idea of running in 2008 himself, was an early and ardent supporter of Hillary's presidential campaign. His choice as Veep might not appease disillusioned feminists, but could mollify the Clintons themselves, and help heal the rift in the Democratic Party. When Bill Clinton was president and I was covering the White House, he once touted Bayh to me as someone to watch for higher office someday. That was a dozen years ago. Bayh may not have been ready then; he certainly seems so now.