To whom exactly is Ms. Holmes connected? There's an awful lot of cheering over her demise, but I haven't kept abreast of this story.
Kissinger, Shultz, William Perry, two Senators, an admiral... Pretty much a who's-who of Department of Defense insiders.
Now, it's entirely likely that these people would be more then happy to push her under the bus.
Her father's with USAID, which does help explain the foreign policy connections.
USAID is much more powerful than is commonly recognized, with an unclassified budget about twice that of the CIA, and is frequently involved in international strategic matters.
So no, it's not the most important adjective.
There's a shortage of ethics across party lines.