Transformation:

The New York Times on former First Lady Clinton re-inventing herself as a presidential candidate:

[W]hile skillful repositioning and adaptation to changing circumstances have enabled her to avoid political damage, they have also exposed her to a line of criticism that has come to dog her in the same way it did her husband during his presidency: that she devises policy positions to shield herself from attacks from the left or right and surrenders principle to political flexibility.

Sen. Clinton has set for herself a difficult task: becoming the first woman president of the U. S. while running on a ticket that the opposing party has successfully defined as left of center. (Of course we all know there is NO political LEFT in this country, just somewhat right of center to far right of center.)

In order to become the head of a, so called, first world country, a woman must demonstrate that she is tough enough not to blink an eye at human misery.