Why I don't (heart) Hilary

This is a very good explanation of where my feelings lie in regards to Hilary Clinton - from Gene Weingarten's chat - whom I (heart) very much!:

Gene Weingarten: Many women have written in to explain their feelings about Hillary, often a faint or extreme dislike. The best of these just came in from my friend Caitlin Gibson. Here it is, in response to the original poster's question ---

Dislike of Hillary: My husband asked me a few days ago why, as a liberal woman, I dislike Hillary and would not vote for her. After thinking for a few minutes I answered that it had to do with how she dealt with Bill after the whole infidelity issue, but not for the normal reasons of being mad he cheated. I understand getting over an infidelity. What I do not understand is how she could stay with him after he lied to her and let her go on national television to talk about the Republican conspiracy against Bill, how the whole thing was a lie. He made such a fool out of her on a national stage, and was so incredibly disrespectful to her. This to me is a much larger betrayal, and the fact that she stayed with him after that is ridiculous to me. He deserves no respect from her.

Gene Weingarten: Indeed. I think this is closer to the visceral reaction.

... you know, this touches on it, but I'd take it one step further. It's not just that she stayed with him, but the fact that there is no doubt but that she stayed with him because it was beneficial to her career; I don't think anyone believes for a minute that she would ever really "forgive" him or give him another chance after what happened. I think the reality is that most women see Hillary's marriage for exactly what it is -- a political alliance, a strategic move she made to further herself, with likely little or no emotional or romantic involvement whatsoever. I think that the very concept of that, and the concept of a woman who would look past the depth of the betrayal and sacrifice her own happiness and fulfillment in a marriage simply to gain political power, is unsettling, threatening, or just generally very disturbing to women. Women would want a woman they could relate to. Her personal life, or at least her marriage, is basically a carefully plotted, stone-cold production, and I think that costs her dearly among women voters. Look how many people seemed moved only when she had that moment of wistfulness. It's because in that instant, she seemed human, soft, real; otherwise, I think she's become scary, especially to women. In my opinion.

BTW - futher reading of the chat shows many arguements against this viewpoint. All of them very valid. This is why I don't debate politics!