All of which adds up. Hillary Clinton lacks political charisma and fails to understand how her husband Bill effectively established her as a political force. And without effort. Bill Clinton has developed a circle of friends, including former President George H.W. Bush and Jim Baker with their Republican friends, his daughter Chelsea's chums and his security detail, charming each one.

This leaves Hillary embittered and us wondering why she can't change her temperament. She's like the wife of a Roman emperor wearing a power suit while droning on about children, villages and motherhood.

Hillary Clinton shares many of the hallmarks of the Empress Messalina, wife of the despotic Caligula, who once ruled the Roman Empire.