Hillary's Best Bet is to Reject VP

The calls for a unity ticket with Clinton as Obama's running mate is growing, stoked (supposedly) by Hillary herself. But Hillary should take this piece of advice: stay as far away from that ticket as possible.
Throughout this campaign we have seen the tendency of the Obama campaign, its supporters and much of the media to turn on Hillary. A gaffe is suddenly an attack, perseverance is now blind ambition, a hard-working Senator is instead a cold, hard bitch. There is absolutely no reason to believe this will stop if Obama picks her to be Vice President. And if Hillary still has hopes of becoming President in the future, which is certain, then being Obama's VP is likely to cripple any such future effort. Imagine how this would play out: as Vice President, every word, every action, every look, will be combed over for hints of antipathy and ambition. If it is leaked that VP Hillary opposed Obama's Secretary of State choice, for example, it will be seen as her undermining him. If she misses a fundraiser or makes an error, she will be accused of gunning for his job. Everything she and Bill do will be scrutinized. Hell, the Huffington Post will probably secretly record Bill in candid moments like they did last week and use it to bash the Clintons. If an Obama administration fails to live up to the hype, you can be guaranteed that much of the blame will be laid at the feet of Hillary Clinton--and she'll never get the party's nomination after that.
And that's IF Obama wins. Imagine the outrage and hatred that will spew forth if he loses with Clinton on the ticket. An Obama loss won't be his doing. It won't be blamed on his shortcomings or gaffes, it will most certainly be Hillary who is crucified for this. She'll be blamed for hurting him too much in the primary campaign, she'll be accused of not working hard enough to bring her supporters over to him. I wonder what kind of "special comment" Keith Olbermann will have for her then? If an Obama-Clinton ticket fails in November, it will dash any hopes of a Hillary Clinton presidency in the future.
So, Hillary, please take this advice: stay away from the Obama ticket. You should, and you must, campaign for him: hold joint fundraisers, give speeches, raise his hand in unity, and the like. Not doing these things will make you a pariah in the democratic party. But if you hold any aspirations of still being the first woman President, your best bet is to reject the VP.