Like nearly all HP employees, I absolutely loathe Carly Fiorina. When it was announced by email that the board of directors had fired her as CEO, it was early morning. I was one of the first engineers in that morning (for some odd reason--I'm not a morning person), but I could tell when people arrived all over the floor by the shouts of exultation and pleasure as fellow employees arrived, and saw the email. Her part in the McCain campaign demonstrated that she is one of those squishy liberal Republicans that are hard to tell from Democrats.
So what does she have to do to have my (passive) support? From August 19, 2009 Politics Daily:
Much like her California corporate counterpart Meg Whitman, eBay's former chief executive who is running for governor, Fiorina hopes to add a political job to her resume -- in her case, U.S. Senator. On Tuesday, Fiorina registered her campaign committee with the IRS, announcing her interest in California's junior seat, held since 1993 by Democrat Barbara Boxer.One of my objections to Carly Fiorina is that she had a rock star view of herself--and unlike her replacement as CEO, Carly couldn't even simulate a caring human being. It was utterly beyond her, perhaps never having spent any time with a caring human being. But as much as I detest Carly Fiorina, she stands head and shoulders above Barbara Boxer.
Boxer, chairwoman of the powerful Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will be a pugilistic opponent. Although not as rare as they once were, female Senate chairpersons are even more underrepresented in America than women CEOs. In both venues, regardless of gender, power attracts money. Tough and tireless, "Please call me Senator" Boxer is sure to give 54-year-old Fiorina a run for hers. Right now, the incumbent has plenty of cash, but with the formation of Carly for California, Fiorina intends to raise some of her own.
That doesn't say much for Barbara Boxer, does it?
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