Secretary Clinton told CNN last night that she takes responsibility for the Benghazi attack, saying that the "president and the vice-president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals":
How Sean Sullivan understands the statement:
Her decision does two things. One, it takes some pressure (but not all; Obama is still the president, and national security starts and ends with him) off the president and shifts it over to Foggy Bottom. Second, when Republicans attack the administration now, they also will have to go after Clinton more directly, which is a dicier political proposition than taking on Obama. Clinton is arguably the most popular member of the president’s cabinet. Earlier this spring, her approval rating stood at a remarkable 65 percent in a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
In response to Clinton's admission, Jennifer Rubin tweeted: "First Bill humiliates her and now Obama does. Hillary no feminist, more like doormat." Erin Gloria Ryan pushes back:
What we're seeing now is Hillary Clinton once again being made into the female caricatured that best fits the bullshit narrative conservatives ar trying to push. When Hillary Clinton disagrees with men around her, she's a bitch, a harpie, a Lady MacBeth overstepping her bounds. But when she agrees, she's a doormat, a patsy, a fall girl. Which is it? Barring a severe undiagnosed personality disorder, she can't be all of these things at once. There is no such thing as a pushy bitch doormat.
Jay Newton-Small suspects the statement will damage Clinton in future elections, should she run:
Clinton’s admission tarnishes her legacy as one of the most successful and persuasive secretaries of state in recent history. And it would become a political liability for her should she decide to run for President in 2016.
Apparently, Romney is prepared to talk tonight about about her acceptance of responsibility.
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