Clinton's Exhaustive Prep Work For State Hearing Pays Off

It isn't the presidency, but I'm sure many Hilary fans feel some vindication.

Clinton's Exhaustive Prep Work For State Hearing Pays Off:

[Hilary Clinton's] confirmation hearing was a tour de force, one that demonstrated not just her breadth of understanding of the policy issues, but the meticulous preparation that she has brought to most every political task in her career -- and, likely soon, Foggy Bottom.

Pressed by her soon-to-be-former Senate colleagues, Clinton fielded questions on topics ranging from the impact of the Law of the Sea treaty on Alaska, to Russia's purchase of a Serbian gas utility, to the piracy crisis off the coasts of Somalia.

"I've never seen anybody know so much about so much," Chris Matthews, a sometimes-critical voice on the Clintons, would gush on Hardball later that day.