You are correct that Hillary has her eye on the children, who often have no voice in the decisions that will affect them. One hopes their parents will speak for them, but I can tell you that, when parents don't even know what the question is, as many don't, they have no clue how to help find the answer, or even that they ought to be involved. Her interest in health care, for example, has its roots in this concern.

[Aside to TB: Yes, I know that poor children have some health coverage under the now imperiled SCHIP program. However, when parents are ill and without medical care, you'd be surprised how much this affects the welfare of their children.]

Hillary is no saint. She never has been, though she plays the martyr card well every so often. I think -- and this is just me -- that our societal belief in the moral superiority of womanhood, and her unfortunate previous title of "First Lady", has created unrealistic expectations concerning the behavior of a person who, despite having twice the number of X chromosomes than her opponents, has made her career in politics because she's good at it.

She has her causes, some of which are worthy. She can still achieve great things without being a shining pillar of personal morality.

In fact -- and again, this is just me -- save us from any politician with saintly aspirations. One springs to mind immediately: Oliver Cromwell.