I quite frankly can't understand all the opposition obsession with Hillary Clinton.
Its quite typical in modern world politics for close relatives to also springboard into a political career with a slingshot boost from their more famous relative. There are many
US states that have replaced their male governors with the wife of the very man vacating the office. There was Eva Peron in Argentina and many many other examples of wives and relatives stepping up, both males and females, and in many cases doing an excellent job of governance when they get elected. On the male side, George H. Bush and George W. Bush spring to mind along with the Edward Kennedy.
So why should only Hillary Clinton be accused of taking advantage? During the democratic primaries of 2008, it was clear Hillary knew more about the issues and their history than Obama did. After all Hillary had been in the thick of national politics since 1992 and in politics much longer than that. And if she had not been blind sided by the charisma of Obama, Hillary would likely be President of the USA right now.
Like many American voters, I felt that Obama was more often on the right side of the issue than Hillary was, and that even Hillary was more on the right side of the issues than McCain or anyone from the GOP for that matter. But for the first time in eight years, I could not summon up any visceral hate for McCain, Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama. And I had always considered Hillary Clinton as just another politician, with a certain positions on issues, and now Hillary can add Secretary of State to US Senator on plus side record of her political resume.
Its somewhat ironic that the Limbaugh hate machine had 17+ years invested in demonizing Hillary and it only served to help elect Obama. And now Hillary, as a loyal team Obama player may not be grabbing headlines like Condi Rice did, but IMHO, Rice did everything to earn the title of a more than kindasleezy liar. As for that other GWB Secretary of State, Colin Powell, it was sad to see the inner circle of GWB&Co suck every ounce of integrity out of Colin Powell and then discard him for having too much integrity.