[Jean S]

This is one of the best reviews of her book that I have read.
Despite its shortcomings, H. R. Clinton's effort promises to be a great commercial success that will match, and probably exceed, the high sales of earlier works on this subject. Clinton expects of her fans not merely a willing, but an enthusiastic, suspension of disbelief.
I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the post.

[Russell Scott]

Masterpiece in idea, content, and execution.

[gr8eman]

I hate to say it...but Hillaries Buch has brought out some of the best material I have read in a long time.(Nonveritas???!!! That is Classic material)

[Dante3]

Great article.

[Eala]

Superb!

We are also supposed to believe that a woman so easily duped should govern her nation.

But this supposed policy genius not only makes, but never learns from, the most egregious mistakes.

And all the miscalculations:

"Bill [the husband] and I failed to recognize the political significance of Whitewater's sudden reappearance, which may have contributed to some public relations mistakes in how we handled the growing controversy.

But I could never have predicted how far our adversaries would take it."

The author struggles to present the protagonist as expert in public policy, yet has her make such basic errors as "I underestimated the resistance I would meet as a First Lady with a policy mission."

It would be absurd to have someone who's passed a high school civics class, much less a character who has attended law school, not be aware that "First Lady" is an honorary title, not an elected or policy-making position.

Should such a person be President? Never.

[Paleo Conservative]

It's more like Scamelot.

[Revolting cat!]

Brilliant!

[independentmind]

The plot, a thinly disguised reworking of Macbeth from the point of view of Lady Macbeth, concerns an unsympathetic and narcissistic protagonist who settles for an ambitious, deeply flawed husband, and then devotes herself to ensuring his success at any price. The author cleverly fuses Lady Macbeth with one of the three prognosticating witches, producing a figure even more disturbing and malevolent than Shakespeare's original. Unlike Shakespeare's guilt-ridden queen, however, Clinton's shrewish heroine remains obdurate in refusing to accept responsibility for her own actions, and indulges in unwarranted self-pity of epic proportions.

Wow. Perfect!

[xJones]

Great review, and probably the first of many hard-hitting reviews. No matter how much the money, Hillary should never have gone for it.

Woo-boy, she's gonna get it! That book is full of gems. We can make a game out of the quotes from it. It took a lot more than a village to raise that idiot.

[moneyrunner]

Bump

[small voice in the wilderness]

BRAVO!!!! (Standing Ovation) to the authors. This is a classic.

[tet68]

If Hillery! can do it so can I.

. The protagonist reminisces about a conversation in which "Jackie spoke frankly about the peculiar and dangerous attractions evoked by charismatic politicians. She cautioned me that Bill had already groped her and made
lewd and obscene comments about what she could do with "ice"."

[RonDog]

ping