One thing I think is least realistic is that there were five people that made decisions in the fictional 'West Wing.' In real life, there are about five million people that weigh in.

When I first started working in politics, as a junior aide on Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, it never occurred to me that I would one day work in the White House. There were plenty of women among the volunteers who stuffed envelopes and walked precincts. But there were fewer and fewer on each successive level of influence and access.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't.

And Clinton was like that - he saw the whole playing field. He didn't just see the event that he was at or the circumstances of that week or that month. He saw the whole playing field all the time.

I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.

I'm a baseball freak.

I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.