Breathin down Obama's neck

Why is the mainstream media seemingly consumed by curiosity over who Obama will choose for a VP? He has barely had time to digest Hillary's "suspension" of her campaign. The wording here is quite interesting as well; "suspension". It's as if Hillary plans on resuming her campaign in the remaining weeks before the Democratic National Convention. Perhaps this is a veiled illusion to the Bobby Kennedy reference she made a few short weeks ago.
In terms of the VP selection, I am intrigued by the amount of media attention given to Barak's "short list", and the disinterest given to McCain's. Why the imbalance? Is the implication here that Barak needs to hurry up and choose a "good ol boy" or gal for that matter, so he can start to woo middle America? Perhaps. Or maybe a more sinister plot is amiss aimed at stirring up additional instability and strife within the Democratic Party's already tenuous ranks. Whatever the case may be, the media frenzy over Barak's VP choice is an interesting phenomenon which in some way reflects the psychology of our popular culture and casts a bit of fog over the real issues; ie the economy, the impending fuel crisis, foreign policy, health care, immigration, etc.......