On ’What Women See When They See Hillary’

I recommend the July 2, 2007, Nation cover story on “What Women See When They See Hillary” by Lakshmi Chaudhry. In this analysis, Chaudhry says much of the “Hillary-bashing” currently being done is coming not from “conservatives,” who still rankle at the “two for one” deal slick Willy proposed from the back of an Arkansas car-lot; nor from stay-at-home moms threatened by her unfortunate quote on “60 Minutes” explaining why she was staying with Clinton after allegations of infidelity (gasp!) surfaced (probably truthfully) by Gennifer Flowers: “I’m not some little housewife standing by her man.” No, the current bashing is coming from many feminists who have their own bone (no pun intended) to pick with Hillary. Some say she is pro-war, that she voted to invade Iraq, even though the senator has since said (along with dozens of others) that she authorized war based on post-9/11 information and assessments...