It was a horrible gaffe that she made but it was also true pragmatism, IMO. It should have been kept to herself but it's true that with the race so close she should stay in the race in case of accidents or October/November surprises. If she were to drop out and something happened to Obama then some knuckleheads might nominate Gore or Kerry as the Presidential candidate for the Dems. Gore might be harder to beat since he's the new messiah of the global environmentalists.
I shudder to think of her or Obama as President. They both appear to lie at will, are communists/leftists but she also just walks over the law and stomps on it as she's walking over it. Scary.
I'm hoping Obama gets the Dem nomination because I think he'll be easier to beat in the national election while I think Hillary would win it by hook or by crook.
I agree with your assessment.
I also get your point about the faux apologies, btw. These types of “apologies” have become meaningless nonsense.