My thoughts on some of the names being thrown around :

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius - My favorite of all the short-listers. She’s a reliable progressive with bipartisan cred, she’s got ties to Ohio, and she’s damn good at governing in general. Granted, she gave an underwhelming State of the Union rebuttal earlier this year, but the Democratic response is always stiff and tiresome. I think she perfectly complements Obama’s message of working across the aisle and getting things done. The only downside I could see is if Clinton supporters might take umbrage at the fact that Barack Obama would pick an accomplished woman who isn’t Hillary to be his running mate, but if Hillary Clinton is the only female who deserves consideration, then their immaturity is just carefully-disguised sexism. Sebelius is awesome, regardless of gender.

Sen. Joe Biden - This may be one of those predictions that comes back to bite me in the ass, but here we go : There’s no way Barack Obama will pick Biden. Not gonna happen. Biden would make a terrific surrogate, but he’s too much of a loose cannon for the hyper-disciplined Obama campaign. The first time Biden says something stupid, the McCain campaign will have a field day. I don’t think Obama wants to deal with the hassle of having a foot-in-mouth VP.

Sen. Evan Bayh - Ugghhh…He’s considered the “safe” pick in much the same way that Mitt Romney was considered “presidential”. In this instance “safe=boring”. I don’t think he really brings anything to the table and the fact that he was a major player in the rush to war in Iraq is enough to make him a non-starter.

Sen. Chris Dodd - Better than the other Senators being considered, but I think Obama will shy away from picking a Senator since he’ll need every Democratic vote he can get if he wants to get anything done next year.

Gov. Tim Kaine - He’s the one I think is most likely to get the nod, but I worry about Obama picking a pro-life Democrat who has really pissed off his base. I think the Obama campaign is probably so desperate to win Virginia that it’ll tip the scales in Kaine’s favor, which is a shame because I think the obvious pander VP pick is a mistake. Kaine isn’t the worst candidate, but he’s far from the best.

John Edwards - A few months ago, I was hoping for an Obama/Edwards ticket. What a difference a couple of weeks makes, huh?

Tom Daschle - I’m not so sure the guy who oversaw the most shameful Democratic majority in the Senate should be rewarded. His tenure as majority leader makes Harry Reid look like FDR.

Hillary Clinton - Too much drama. The last thing the Obama campaign needs is another three months of coverage about how he doesn’t get along with the Clintons.

Wes Clark - I think he’d be a fantastic choice, but I don’t think the campaign would want to risk another controversy like the recent one regarding Clark’s comments about McCain’s time as a POW. Which is a shame because (1) Clark was right and (2) they could turn this into a good cop/bad cop dynamic and let the retired general defuse McCain’s bizarre “prisoner of war tourette’s” shtick. Also, according to Wes Jr., the VP thing ain’t happening.

I guess we’ll find out tomorrow or Thursday who’s getting the nod. Who do you support?