(No not that one...)
One name that has been barely mentioned among the many persons offered up to be Barack Obama's running-mate is the one that may offer the most surprise and the most upside. He's been out of office awhile, but he was broadly popular, known for reaching across the aisle, was a friend and ally to African-Americans, and was taller than the average horse.
No, it's not Bill Clinton (not to mention Bill Richardson).
It's Bill Bradley...the common-sense progressive who ran an insurgent campaign not unlike Obama's, vying against another Clinton-era Dem, attracting a lot of Independent and moderate Republican support, but losing in the end.
Given the start of the NBA finals tonight, I'd like to throw his name back into the hat. Let's look at some of the positives with Bradley, and see how he might serve to be a strong reinforcing pick on an Obama ticket....