It has been reported that Obama's vp short list has twenty names on it, and one version of the list being circulated is (in no particular order):
1. Sen. Hillary Clinton
2. Former Sen. John Edwards
3. Gov. Bill Richardson
4. Gov. Kathleen Sibelius
5. Sen. Joe Biden
6. Sen. Chris Dodd
7. Gov. Ted Strickland
8. General Wesley Clarke
9. Former Sen. Sam Nunn
10. Gov. Ed Rendell
11. Sen. Chuck Hagel
12. General James Jones (Marines)
13. Sen. Evan Bayh
14. Sen. Jim Webb
15. Gen. Tony McPeak (Air Force)
16. Former Secretary of Navy Richard Danzig
17. Senator Patty Murray
18. Gov. Mark Warner
19. Senator Jack Reed
20. Senator Bill Nelson
This is no doubt a good list, and gives you the idea that the Obama team might be leaning towards somebody with a military background. All the branches of the military seem to be represented on the list.
But who should he pick? How do you whittle this list down to the chosen one? What should be the criteria? Should anybody be else be added to this list?