It's all about perceptions, image and legacy. Since this administration is ending she, and many others, will try to distance themselves from the policies and attitudes of this failed administration in hopes that history casts a favorable eye on their time in the White House. She should have done like Colin Powell and got out while the getting was good. What she says is very true, but with her actions (shopping for shoes, etc.) post-Katrina her statements don't mean much to me.