Obama, Richardson and Kerry Elevate Ethical Hypocrisy to a New Plain.

When Bill Richardson and John Kerry demanded that Hillary Clinton quit the race so the party could rally around Barack Obama, did they not at that moment take their name off of the Vice President List?

Can anyone objectively rationalize that it is ethical to first publically demand a viable candidate step down from a race that was too close to call in the popular vote, and then be considered for the VP position by the other remaining candidate?

Is this the ethical cleansing of change that Barack Obama brings with his campaign? Can Barack Obama's think tank be running so on empty that even the most obvious ethical decisions remain on the table for further discussion?