(1) Hillary is not about to step aside and let Al Gore have the nomination. And the Democrats know it. The lawsuits alone would keep them all tied up for the rest of their lives. And don't forget all their FBI files!
(2) Why would Obama step aside for Gore any more than for Hillary? He wouldn't. And Black America wouldn't consider it any less a back-room sellout than if he were forced to step aside for Hillary.
(3) Make no mistake--millions of Democrats LOVE the Clintons and would LOVE to see them re-ensconced in the White House, with Bill doing his (charming, to them) usual number and Hillary doing (charmingly, to them) hers. They have no desire to see Bill and Hill disappear from the political scene. Au contraire, to them Bill was one of America's greatest Presidents and Hillary is a strong woman destined to be another.
(4) Nominating Obama for Vice President is not going to please a bunch of Archie Bunkers much more than nominating him for President.
(5) And anything or anybody that has to look to Al Gore for salvation is already lost. They'd do better to nominate Connie Chung.
Now get some sleep.
By all means, forget those FBI files in the context of the Democratic nomination struggle - there weren't any Democrats in them who were less than 23 years old in 1978 - which maps to more than 53 years old by now. So it's doubtful if any appreciable number of the players in Democratic politics today were snared in that net.