Unifying Pub Crawl for Democrats

The local gang in Austin which supports Barack Obama for President recently planned a grassroots unifying event for the Democratic Party.  Obama supporters started at one pub and Clinton's at another.  Unifying?  Still a showdown in ways.  Think Club de Ville offering Obama-rama Ritas and Barack Beers adjacent to Bull McCabes Irish Bar serving up Hillary Harp Pints and Irish Mules with a Clinton Kick.  Painting Austin's Red River Street "blue" was the event slogan, but the goal?  Get both camps a bit sauced and unity will follow.  Actually unity from the Clinton folks.  They're the ones who must unify, right? 

 

So now that the dust has settled and a Nominee has emerged from this sordid political mindscream, most Democrats can only imagine their kind in office.  With that said rallying HRC supporters seems a logical move.  So does capturing her 18 million votes.  To me it's a toss-up.  BO needs what HRC has.  Will Obama and Caroline Kennedy consider Clinton as his running mate or encourage her back to the Senate floor?  It's certainly not a crazy idea, but at what cost to Obama and the election?  He's new to politics, inspiring, and vows to make a difference.  He goes against the grain of the career political machine called Clinton and Washington D.C.  Should he bring the machine on to insure a win and in doing so compromise his own integrity?  Or does he really need the white working class vote and a bulldog in a running mate named Hil? Unless the Democratic Party truly unifies, Obama's association with Clinton might just make him lose.