Sigh.
"Hillary Clinton: The Secretary of 1,000 Things" by Stephanie McCrummen |
Washington Post, December 02, 2012
WASHINGTON — This might really be it for one of the most iconic figures in American political history....
Hillary Clinton is more beloved
than at any point in her long career, commanding soaring approval
ratings, a vast fund-raising machine, and supporters who gush more than
ever that she should run for president again.
The truth is, though, that no one is sure what Hillary Clinton will
do, possibly not even Clinton herself, who has said her plans include
sleeping and watching the home-improvement show ‘‘Love It or List It,’’
which she finds calming.
But there is one way to figure out what Clinton may ultimately
decide, and that is to examine what she has already done....
Honestly, I see a lot of blood on her hands over the years.
From the start, Clinton has explained her agenda as part of a new
‘‘21st century diplomacy’’ that demands the United States be more
attuned to the grass roots of the world and relies on development and
civilian power as much as military might....
Go tell it to the Libyans while you are threatening Iran and excusing Israel.
Clinton has not
really changed except to become more of the person she has always been: a
deeply optimistic Methodist who believes government can advance human
progress and a hopeless wonk....
I used to believe that. I don't anymore.
Clinton is a famously shrewd political
operator, she is never more energized or relentless as when she is
pursuing a cause that she believes will improve people’s lives.
It is what her detractors have at times interpreted as
self-righteousness and a precursor to classic big-government liberalism.
It is what her admirers have viewed as the doggedly pragmatic quality
that makes Clinton an almost heroic figure....
‘‘She’s just looked so sad and so tired.’’
Oh, she feels like I do?
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