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I don't think I hate Hillary, I hate the "Emperor's New Clothes" dissonance. Usually, when discussing a potential Cabinet pick, people reel off a list of education and previous positions that prepared them for the Cabinet seat. With Hillary, no matter what position is discussed, they instead say, she's "clearly qualified" or "no one can question her experience". A Republican even said this week that she can always turn to her husband for foreign policy advice.
There are good women politicians out there who deserve attention and respect for what they've actually done, the experience and achievements in their own right they can rightly claim. The unquestioning support of Hillary just makes it seem as though all women need the bar lowered and the opportunity to claim their husband's achievements as their own.
