Clintonland's response to tell-all book accidentally proves book's entire point

Clintonworld’s response to “Shattered” has been unintentionally hilarious for the simple reason that it proves the book’s point.

A lack of transparency, a persecution complex, underestimating the intelligence of others, being perpetually aggrieved, ignoring deserved scrutiny, dismissing legitimate criticisms and, above all else, a weak message led to Clinton’s defeat, according to Allen and Parnes.

The responses from Reynolds, Reines and others have failed so far to disprove anything reported in “Shattered.” They certainly don’t come close to addressing the questions raised by the fact Clinton lost the election despite enjoying nearly every conceivable advantage.

Rather, things like Reynolds’ blog post and the scrapbooking nonsense are obvious attempts to deflect from the rather serious charge that Clinton and her crew badly bungled 2016. It’s about circling the wagons to protect the personal and professional reputations of both the failed candidate and her inner circle. It’s about striking a fault-free pose, which has been their default position since Nov. 8.