Hillary and the Grammy sketch

I was intending to be critical of Hillary Clinton for appearing in the Grammy sketch last night, reading an excerpt from Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff, along with some hot-shot high-profile showbiz dudes. I mean, Hillary, has it come to this, you lost the presidency and now you have sunk so low you join the "let's take the p... out of Trump brigade" and boost the book sales for Michael Wolff. Judging by the excerpts read out at the Grammy awards evening, the writing is pretty atrocious, no style at all and rather predictable. But hey, having girded my loins to point out to Hillary that this sort of public behaviour should be beneath her, I then watched the sketch on my laptop this morning. And in her briefest of cameo roles, she was sensational. The familiar Hillary voice but slightly softer, and then an election-winning smile when she joked with James Corden, the Grammys host, about her winning the Grammy award for reading from a book. She reminded me of the Hillary Clinton who turned up at the Pentagon for a farewell in 2013 before she stepped down as secretary of state to start her run for the presidency. Leon Panetta, Defence Secretary, hosted the occasion. I was there too. She was glowing, elegantly attired in red jacket and smart skirt, and super-confident. She was unquestionably a superstar. The election campaign destroyed her and she lost. But at the Grammys, she was back to her old self, natural, self-assured, slightly flirtatious and clearly enjoying herself. So how could I possibly scold her for taking part in the sketch? It probably wasn't wise but, never mind, it was fun and she looked goooood.