Obama doesn't believe he needs foreign policy credibility on his ticket but McCain has shown in recent weeks that his main attacking point is going to be foreign policy experience.  Whether or not Barack plans to take advice from the vp is not the issue. Just having a fp person on the ticket diffuses McCain's argument

Rachel Maddow made the same point, and I totally agree with both of you.  Obama gets this grin on his face whenever the subject comes up.  I don't think he's worried about debating it at all, unlike past Democratic candidates.

I think he's going to pick someone to help with a particular demographic, or someone with very strong economic credentials.

Foreign Policy is definitely Obama's strong point, but it wouldn't hurt to have someone with Foreign Policy experience.

More and more pundits are starting to realize that Obama has a lot of strength with Foreign Policy, however, there are many more important things to keep in mind.

When looking at the options for VP, a lot of attention has been paid to the strong opposition to Obama from the Clinton camp, and how tensions will subside in time. This also is true in the Obama camp.

Hillary's speech on Saturday allowed Obama and Hillary supporters alike to begin to let go. The opposition to Hillary as VP is already starting to soften.

The three best choices are:

Hillary Clinton (she brings her voters, swing state votes, party unity).

Wesley Clark (foreign policy experience, strong Hillary supporter, 2004 Presidential run).

Michael Bloomberg (economic experience, independent & broad appeal).