Comments on: You may notice…

By: Cap'n Rusty

Cap'n Rusty — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:16:13 +0000

Obama, fiend or fool, has greatly weakened the US and shredded the alliances we may soon need, whle our enemies are taking strategic advantage of his incompetence and cowardice. The next President is going to face a very, very tough world.

Given that — I would hope to God that our next President could have “walked over many dead bodies to become CEO.”

We don’t need a wimp, or a liar, regardless of chromosomes.

By: Figgie

Figgie — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:55:54 +0000

Wow, we sure have a lot of people here focused on the Big Issues: Hair style; boring; irrelevant; female; hispanic; balancing the ticket by sex and race. Sounds like a bunch of couch potatos. Pass the Fritos, I doan like heem or her or whatever.

Then there are the data miners: H1-B, Carly’s severance package and she fired (!) people. Like Romney! Double wow. Not litmus, but inclined that way.

As far as I’m concerned, the more Fiorinas and Trumps the better, and Carson with them. There are four (4) “sitting” governors and four (4) “sitting” US Senators in the GOP race.
We’re just perpetuating Progressive elitism by going with the sitters, the anointed ones who know better because they “have experience.” How about judgment?

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:28:02 +0000

Something that's bound to be a big problem for her is that although she laid off 30,000 workers at HP, she walked away after being fired herself with a $21 million severance package. That's mentioned in this in-depth piece on her at Bloomberg.com that's worth a read.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:42:51 +0000

The other Chuck:

In other words, Carly was a CEO when she was a CEO. Fancy that.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:41:58 +0000

Frog:

Yes, “hard” as in “hostile, trick, goalpost-moving, misleading.”

By: The Other Chuck

The Other Chuck — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:14:36 +0000

Ms. Fiorina needs to be asked her opinion of H1B visas and about her history of out-sourcing while at HP. She was despised there for several reasons. As my sister-in-law who worked under her said, “she walked over many dead bodies to become CEO.”
Were I choosing to fill a VP slot she’d be the last one considered – unless I wanted a female version of Dick Cheney conniving and maneuvering in the shadows.

By: Frog

Frog — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:51:21 +0000

The View is in the Land of Hard Hard Questions? As best I recall, since I don’t watch garbage, it features female leftists like Whoopie who are a nearly rabid species. Being hostile is different than asking Hard Questions.

By: KLSmith

KLSmith — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:41:20 +0000

Actually, I’ll be surprised if Jeb! doesn’t get the nomination. I can easily him see doing what McCain and Romney were able to do. Win a plurality because the conservative vote gets split between so many other candidates.

By: Matt_SE

Matt_SE — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:12:25 +0000

I also am not interested in discussing Jeb or Trump. Boring or irrelevant.

Fiorina is rapidly rising, and her appearance on the View was shrewd. Her flattery of Goldberg, whether true or not, disarmed her. The venue let her make inroads into the center-left.
As a Republican, she’ll never be fully accepted by the left but I have a hard time seeing her be Palinized. She makes too much effort to reach out, as opposed to Palin’s (well-placed) disdain for the left. The only question is whether Fiorina gets coopted, as happens so often in D.C.
Honey vs. vinegar.

By: expat

expat — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:58:36 +0000

I think Carly may have reached some women today. They are slowly hearing about Hillary’s money scams and the Blumenthal Libya e-mails might get some notice. Carly doesn’t quite fit into any of the niches the left has carved out for conservative women. If they are committed to voting for a vagina, they may be intrigued by one that also has a brain.

If nothing else, Carly has set a standard for campaign issues that need to be raised. She is not going to be part of any circular firing squad. If other candidates act more like her, we may get a situation where Reps can come together on priorities for the general election.