A Delicate Dance

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have buried the hatchet in the political sense. She's endorsed him, and will be on the stump with the presumptive nominee tomorrow in New Hampshire. Behind the scenes, however, negotiations are ongoing to determine everything from Hillary's role at the Democratic National Convention to who pays for her travel when she's out campaigning on his behalf.

Anyone who hasn't been on ice for the past six months knows just how contentious the primary season was between these two. Word is, Bill Clinton can't let go of those primary battles, and his role moving forward is still to be determined. It's symbolic of how this high stakes game is being played that high powered lawyer Robert Barnett has been brought in to hash out details. He's brokered book deals for Obama, and both Clintons.

While Obama has asked his big donors to help the Clinton campaign pay off debt, he's indicated he won't be asking smaller donors to do likewise. His aides say further that there's only so far he's likely to go, given his desire to raise record sums for the general election.

With so much at stake, look closely at the body language of both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as they stump together tomorrow. There will be ample opportunity, since there's little else for those cable news operations in 24 hour mode to cover. 

That body language should speak as loudly as anything the two of them have to say.