Why do people hate Hillary?

In a CNN editorial, Jay Parini's wife asks the question, "Why do they hate Hillary Clinton so much?" I am glad you asked Mrs. Parini! Based on the article, your husband is clearly clueless, although the fact he confesses to having voted for Bernie Sanders shows his lack of any knowledge of history.

Fortunately, I am here to fill in the holes in your husband's knowledge. Here are 5 reasons to hate Hillary:

1. Contrary to your husband's glossing treatment, it looks like Hillary did break the law in the email scandal. I know progressives like to imagine a world where no law ever gets enforced (unless a Republican gets arrested), since they keep making more new obscure laws for us to break every day, but the truth is what she did was against the law (ask David Petraeus about it). For you and me, that would mean jail time, but not for Queen Hillary.

2. I still don't buy the fact that Hillary Clinton was able to make $99,000 from a $1,000 investment in cattle futures. In 10 months, no less. It might be luck, but this is the Clintons we are discussing.

3. Her innate paranoia, best exemplified by her quote regarding allegations of her husband's infidelity, which later proved true:

"From my perspective, this is part of the continuing political campaign against my husband… I mean, look at the very people who are involved in this. They have popped up in other settings. The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president."

4. Everyone remembers President Bush's claims about chemical weapons in Iraq, but nobody remembers Hillary's same claims:

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security. This much is undisputed."

5. For every position she takes today, you can probably find a quote on the internet where she takes the opposite view just years ago (sometimes sooner). Mind you, she isn't the only politician with this problem (Hello, Mr. Trump!), but that shouldn't make this an acceptable practice. I can accept that politicians will evolve their views on certain subjects, but when we start seeing them flip-flop all of their views, we need to reject them.

(hat tip to Free Republic for the pic, although it is spelled "you're", not "your")