I really enjoyed your thoughtful editorial on Hillary Clinton's self-flagellation and blame game ["Clinton’s book, tour diminish her achievements," Sept. 19]. But for the life of me, I am totally puzzled by what you could possibly consider to be a "record of achievement and a political résumé that would be impressive for any American."

What did she do that was beneficial to anyone but herself? She publicly added to the humiliation of the women her husband assaulted, was elected to the U.S. Senate from a state she had barely resided in, had no legislation passed of any substance with her name attached, lost the 2008 presidential nomination to a virtually unknown former community organizer, was handed the secretary of state position as an olive branch from which she destroyed Syria and messed up our foreign policy, all of which we're still paying for dearly, including the formation of ISIS.

She lied about being strafed on the tarmac, about Benghazi, about her email server and account, and would have blown the 2016 nomination to an unknown do-nothing senator who wasn't even a Democrat if it hadn't been for cheating by the DNC.

Add to that her pay-for-play between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation, having staff members on both payrolls at the same time, and who would/should be in prison except that her husband bought off a former staffer who was then attorney general, who herself is guilty of multiple felonies, an FBI director who granted immunity to all her staff prior to interviewing them and had predetermined Hillary wouldn't be charged even before she had been interviewed.

Where in all that is there anything resembling even a smidgen of accomplishment? I challenge you to print a list.

V.J. Spindler III

Lake Wales