Sure I'd like to see HRC choose Warren- or Brown, for that matter. BUT

In the past she's said positive things about Clinton's financial reform policies. Protecting the judiciary and consumer protection are other areas of alignment.

She was really fired up and enthusiastic last night and it was pretty contagious.

Reid loophole sounds doable to me.

Point taken about dem controlled Senate.

as Majority Leader.

her feelings by announcing that she's planning on dragging Bill back in to be in charge of economic matters. So while putting Warren on the ticket would probably help politically, she'd also be defanging Warren by stuffing her into a largely ceremonial position.

As a political move, it's pretty sharp. As a policy move... well, bringing Bubba back in to work more of his magic on the economy tells me all I need to know.

It would signal that Hillary plans to be a more progressive president than Bill was. I suspect she will be, in fact, both because I think she might be more progressive than Bill, and because these are different times. (In fact, I think Bill would have been a more progressive president this time around, given the changes in the country and the fact that this time around he would not have been the Dem president that follows the Reagan era.)

Regarding the two concerns raised here, I think those are valid concerns, but I also think that there are ways around it. I think both Hillary and EW are cognizant of the fact that if they want to team up, they need to make sure that EW resigns in time for there to be an election for her seat and not an appointment. EW will have to decide if she wants to risk that.

Secondly, I don't think EW will sign up for a mere ceremonial role. Despite the role that I suspect Bill play in a Hillary presidency, I think there is good reason to believe that Hillary will want an active VP, much like Gore was a very active VP under Bill even though Bill also gave Hillary an active role (initially). The Clintons are savvy political players, but they're also team players, as we've seen time and time again.

a back benches at best, a Republican at worst, and likely someone more corporate and conservative either way in exchange for a feel good state funeral goer in chief, a tie breaker, and a daily health of the President inquirer?

Secretary of Treasury? Worth considering but VP is mostly a hood ornament and a 20 million dollar a year veteran on the downside backup quarterback in the age of the salary cap at best.

A completely fake bone thrown to the progressive left, and a way to silence one of the most prominent progressive voices in DC. If Warren becomes part of such an obvious scam, I'll lose considerable respect for her.

Unless she's playing the long game and assuming a successful impeachment attempt by the GOP Congress...

"Neuter" her, just as Wall St has wanted