Her work as first lady certainly gave her a close view of life in the Oval Office --
a time of "daring and hubris," according to The New York Times' Peter Baker and Amy Chozick, blow jobs and scandal after scandal...
Having served as a U.S. senator for eight years, she knows how Congress functions -- or doesn't.
and no achievements
And she has a vast comprehension of foreign affairs, having
visited 112 countries during her years (2009 to 2013) as secretary of state -- more than any previous person in that post.
Like Carley pointed out, thats an activity, not an achievement...amounts to 2 vacations a month and nothing more.
Her achievements in Congress and at the State Department can't be denied, though many will try. Don't forget her courageous China speech on the rights of women, her aggressive work on climate change and her skill as a senator in guiding the Children's Health Insurance Program through Congress. She helped to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas during a tense moment in Israel. I think of her
successes in forging alliances in South America, Africa and Asia, and her part in establishing tough sanctions against Iran. That's only the beginning. And yet people hate her. Her
negative ratings, in fact, have been shockingly high for someone this close to the nomination of her party.
This is spin about nothing, invented 'achievements' that amount to nothing
Of course, Republicans have known for a long time that Hillary Clinton is an unusually strong candidate, and this terrifies them. So they have seized on talking points like Benghazi (for which she bears little or no responsibility) and her email scandal. On the latter, even columnist Ruth Marcus -- certainly no fan of Clinton's -- recently
wrote in The Washington Post that "there is no clear evidence that Clinton knew (or even should have known) that the material in her emails was classified." As we've seen, neither Benghazi nor the email trouble are likely to put off Democratic voters, who regard them as Republican talking points...
And as for her having no responsibility for the Libyan fiasco or Benghazi ?....thats laughable....she claimed full responsibility, but never said for what ?
I guess handing that country over to the radical Muslims ...that was the outcome.