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But being married to a President does not count as experience, any more than Nancy Reagan or Mamie Eisenhower being married to a President made them qualified to be President in turn. Hillary Clinton's primary work experience before she was elected to the Senate was being a corporate lawyer at a white-shoe firm in Arkansas.
And no, her travels to foreign countries do not count as foreign policy experience. She wasn't an ambassador, she wasn't an accredited envoy, and she didn't even have top security clearance.
She might make a good President, and if she wins the nomination, I'll vote for her. But I am getting really, really sick of Hillary Clinton claiming over thirty years of political experience by piggybacking onto her husband's career. Why can't she stick to her accomplishments as a lawyer and children's advocate, and what she's done in the Senate? What's so feminist about that?
And no, her travels to foreign countries do not count as foreign policy experience. She wasn't an ambassador, she wasn't an accredited envoy, and she didn't even have top security clearance.
She might make a good President, and if she wins the nomination, I'll vote for her. But I am getting really, really sick of Hillary Clinton claiming over thirty years of political experience by piggybacking onto her husband's career. Why can't she stick to her accomplishments as a lawyer and children's advocate, and what she's done in the Senate? What's so feminist about that?
