on Hilary

Hilary Clinton cries; a campaign is reborn. But had Mitt Romney cried in similar circumstances to those of Mrs. C, so closely trailing his rivals in both New Hampshire and the wider contest, what would have been the consequences? Would he have had an electoral bounce? Would there have been suggestions that we had all of a sudden glimpsed his 'human' side? Nope. Instead, while headlines trumpeted his 'cracking' under the pressure, his support would have evaporated, and pretty soon he would have limped backed to console himself with his vast fortune and perfect hair. But because Hilary is female, showing emotion conformed to behavior that was not only acceptable as a woman, but possibly even in her case desirable, since like any successful woman in politics to survive she has to possess traits that make her as a woman seem somehow cold or inhuman, but nevertheless in a man are seen as strengths. Lets be honest it worked on all of us. What we've got to ask ourselves though is, is that ok...?