You know, some of us really can't muster a lot of concern over Hillary's emails...

[MrScorpio]

Much in the same way, I'm sure, that some on the right couldn't raise any concern over the fact that George Bush lied about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction in order to attack that country and murder all of those innocent civilians.

[Major Hogwash]

1. So, it's not a deal breaker for you?

Doesn't matter to me, I'm moving to a safe house at the end of the week!!

[bhikkhu]

2. Of course, they're practically the same thing

...using you're own email account on the one hand, and - what was it that happened in the whole bush/iraq thing again?

[NYC_SKP]

3. She didn't just "use her own email". She created a new domain with a server in a private residence.

And that was set up just as confirmation hearings were about to begin, and it was used extensively and not for personal use but for OUR country's business.

That's creepy.

On edit: I meant to reply to reply #2.

[bhikkhu]

4. One of my neighbors has a server in his garage

which runs the network for the engineering firm he works for. Or does it? I'll have to keep a closer eye on him.

on edit - actually its three servers (I got the tour one day). There's a primary, a backup, and a last-resort. He keeps them at home because he's responsible for the network 24-7, and he can address weekend and midnight glitches without having to put shoes on. He also has a variety of UPS strategies and a backup generator. Another reason to keep them at home is that he doesn't have to worry about anyone else monkeying with things. It works perfectly, from what I've been told, much more reliable and economical than relying on a third party or offsite set-up. I think its cool that the Clintons are tech-savvy enough to have their own server bank. I wonder how well run the state department servers are?

[KMOD]

6. "And that was set up just as confirmation hearings were about to begin"

Where did you read that?

[NiceTryGuy]

5. It's clear she did it for political reasons...

...that's the thing that should bother everybody the most. She did this for politics, not for service. She did this to cover her butt, not to be open and transparent with the people's business. She did this because she needs to control the message and can't let any of those pesky FOIA requests from disrupting the narrative that she wants to push... whatever narrative that is. The problem is, there's not much success she can point to in her stint as the SoS.

[AtomicKitten]

8. well said

A belated welcome to DU.

[Stellar]

7. Oh please!

Just because I would prefer to cast my vote for someone else doesn't mean I've got to kick a person when things aren't going quite right. If there is not a better person running against her, I will be voting for her.

[tularetom]

9. Is that really the best comparison to use?

After all, Hillary voted for the resolution that allowed bush to invade Iraq and murder all those innocent civilians, so it appears that she wasn't overly concerned about the WMD lies herself.

[treestar]

10. I can't either, but I consider it entirely different to the WMD lies

It doesn't lead us into war, and it's wonky. Not at all the same.

[RandiFan1290]

11. It keeps the machine running!