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I live in California and, to be honest, I am not seeing much difference between the parties. However, that being said, I cannot stand Boxer.

So, as a gardener who realizes you have to turn the soil over and fertilize it, I have been voting against all incumbents. Which, nuts, means I'll be voting for Fiorina.

I'm just glad Newsom pulled out. The idea of him being governor was the stuff of nightmares!

What's going on with that odd hair doo? Yeah spying on corporate executives is not exactly a vote of confidence...she should take a hike and go run some other business into the gutter.

give me a break...why do celebrity CEOs believe they are qualified and trustworthy enough to represent the public in government? I understood the appeal of the Governator, and most realize now that was a mistake. But at least Arnold is trying to act in the best interest of the people...he just can't get anything done probably because he lacked experience and political credibility. A celebrity CEO Senator, or Governor for that matter, would surely favor and focus on corporate interests rather than private citizens on top of lacking experience and credibility. I hope CA voters soundly reject the concept that gathering staggering wealth in the private sector automatically qualifies someone to be an elected government official. Politics is local, and we don't need anymore "Big Picture" architects with financial motives and endless ambition.

Richard Nixon, back from the dead, wire taping her Board of Directors.

Yeah, she looks real approachable. Like Spock.

Someone should tell that this job has no Golden Parachute...
In case she doesn`t know...

I was a director at Compaq. After HP acquired Compaq she arrived at our Houston campus amist a "pre-arranged" chorus of cheers. When she address the executives in a closed door meeting, standing beside Michael Capellas, she said and I quote "I'm a lot like Michael, I have balls too!". I was immediately not impressed... and then began the fall of HP and the demise of Compaq. She says she wants jobs in the US? She had her chance at HP and outsourced many of our jobs.
Since then, under new leadership, HP has made a comeback. It goes to show you how important the person is at the top. She almost sank a great company.

I can't wait for the next round of [R] self-feasting. I'm going to pull up a chair, pop a beer and LMAO!!!

And do we really need yet even more business people in politics? REALLY? Wasn't 8 years of Bush enough to teach you neo-morons hat failures in business do NOT equate to successes in politics. I mean, HOW THICK ARE YOU!!!!!

This kind of hyper-partisan delusion is what DEFINES the [R] party these days. And there is also a definition of insanity that applies here.....

Hmm, a lot of comments about Fiorina's time at HP are completely, completely off the mark.

The acquisition of EDS was fought tooth and nails by her opponents and now HP is doing very well in the services sector.

The merger with Compaq was also fought tooth and nail, but on the whole, it has made HP stronger, and it positioned HP to surpass Dell.

She made a lot of difficult decisions that have paved the way for HP's current success. That's just a fact.

I would venture a guess that if she was running as a democrat, the comments would all be glowing.

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Hmmm...the last CEO elected to national office was an unmitigated disaster....

You did a heck of a job, Bushie...

Annie Lennox is running for the Senate? I thought she was British? Sweet dreams are made of these...

Keep dreaming GOPers.

Do not forget people of Ca. that she secretly wiretapped her board room. do you really want that kind of person representing you. I know I don't.

We have had enough of this type republican.Please say no to her.

To– all the news that is fit to omit- you omitted a very important piece of news–this lady was fired after running a company into the ground and getting caught in a huge scandal. Then, in the last campaign, she couldn't even promote John MCCain's goals for the country, she kept screwing it up until they finally had to silence her. Please, as a Republican woman, I ask you to be supportive of actual successful women within the party, but do not insist that we must accept someone such as this women, or Sarah Palin, to be a leader in the party. It does not do our party a lot of good, if we keep pushing the wrong women onto the public.

No to "All Show but no Substance" Carly. Save your money and our time, we don't need a Diva like you in the Senate.

To Enough: You don't run the U.S. Government like a business!!

I for one don't want our Government run like a business. Today, most big businesses are cold-hearted and only out to line the pockets of their Executive Managers. They don't care about the majority of the people that work for them and will cut jobs at a drop of the hat to save their jobs and keep their bonuses in play. I know this from experience. Enough of Super-Capitalism, it is the road to ruin.

Carly Fiorina did a very poor job as CEO of HP while living the good life herself. She is the epitome of the "cold-hearted", an elitist at heart.
Now if Heather Wilson, ex-Congresswoman from New Mexico were to move to California and run, that would be a much different story. Wilson would be an excellent candidate, she is a moderate Republican but one who understands the plight of the dispossessed of our nation. I am a Democrat but would vote for Heather Wilson in a New York minute. But never for Carly.

do people not know how bad HP was when she was forced out of the CEO of HP?

this woman cannot lead and should not be considered

but... GOPers, if you want to waste your money, I'm all for it

HAR HAR HAR

I don't get a vote since I live in Texas. But, she most surly get my vote. This woman is fair to the poor, middle and higher society clases in he company. California need not pass on this woman.

So destroying a major corporation wasn't enough, she wants to take her hand to the state of California? She's got all the essential republican qualifications for office – incompetence and no shame.

Didn't she authorize illegal wiretaps on her Board of Directors at HP?

So how is she any different from Pelosi who has many years of "expereince" in Congress and "leading" the way on kealth care reform. She stinks! Or Boxer who drurng summer break went out on a book tour to make money and never had a town hall meeting to hear from those who voted for her – chicken. Many are mentioning Sarah Palin – she was a successful Governer of a State cleaning up corruption in her own party and balancing a budget. People are so insecure when it comes to Sarah Palin ... she threatens them and she isn't even in the race. We do need some experienced folks to run this country – so if they are not our CEOs, Retired Military or Governors, then who are they? I think those that are good and who we need just do not want to put themselves and family through the attacks – like what happened and still is happening to Sarah Palin.

Rick from Chicago – "So you think this failure of a CEO will do any better? .. because having experience screwing things up financially is better than no financial experience at all?"

You need to get a clue. She's better than any one Califiornia has representing them now.

She will be eaten alive in the primaries. Is she a Palinista?
Note that Kay Bailey Hutchison is being supported by Cheney and Rick Perry by Palin in TX. So, she needs to declare herself. Is she a true conservative or a RHINO? The purging has begun.

Carly Fiorina was fired as CEO of HP not long time ago, I forgot if it was in 2007. She was one of the most the over-rated woman CEO this generation by crazy media (such as Time magazine and such). Her failure to bring success to HP is a testament of her poor, over-hyped leadership. Since her firing, we almost havent heard from her as she lived her unemployed lifestyle. Now suddenly she resurfaces to be a senator? Come on ...California politics is crazy, but not this silly.

Even if you're not a Fiorina fan (which is certainly understandable), you must acknowledge that ANYONE is better than the gallactically stupid and incompetent Boxer. In fact, I'd venture a guess that a significant portion of the CA voting populace would be content with giving both CA votes to Feinstein and calling it a day.

George Bush was a businessman, you thinkthat worked out right? And Fiorina is another business person, HP sunk, that worked out for them too, right?

Having a "busines degree or background doesn't assure a successful government. Look at history and you will find that the most successful administrations weren't run by former businessmen.

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We could use some business people in politics. Those without any business experience, like Obama, are clueless to the needs of small business owners. Democrats only understand the needs of the Unions and taxing the life out businesses.

That's ok, the leaders of the Republican't party, Limbaugh, Palin, Boner (oops, did I spell that wrong??), and the like will all come out in favor of the conservative, DeVore, since moderates are not allowed in the new Conserva-Bagger-Republican't party. Fiorina won't smell a chance of getting the nomination anyway.

I think several people are combining two different former female HP CEOs which is somewhat understandable since they were both catastrophic failures and each was paid tens of millions in severance when fired for their "accomplishments": Patti Dunn came AFTER Carly Fiorina & was the one who authorized the criminal acts to identify the board leak. Carly, while equally incompetent, is not known (key word: KNOWN), to my knowledge, to have committed or authorized any blatantly criminal acts. I point this out merely to clarify, not (let me emphasize _NOT_) to encourage anyone to vote for her (far from)...

There are no good choices. One is an incompetent Senator that should never have made it to or out of the city council and the other built the Lucent house of cards then destroyed the HP culture and company. This is like having to vote for your ex wife or ex mother-in-law for woman of the year.

With her success at HP-Compaq, she should be able to tank our economy worse than it already is! Between her and Linda McMahon here in CT, 2010 looks like a lively Senate race!

The next Sarah Palin wanna be

"pledging her focus will be on economic recovery and fiscal accountability"

Oh, I thought she was a Republican?

She was a disaster in the corporate world. I do nto expect she will be different in the government realm.

wasn't she fired from HP for poor performance! Geez!

Another wacko!!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

"are you Republican by chance?"

Actually , I believe they hatch that way after a short incubation period.

Fiorna was fired from HP because she could not make money, then she was fired by McCain because she said he could not say nice things about him during his campaign.

I'd encourage people to vote for her just to see how many things could she'd screw up before she finally got fired by California. Would it happen right off the bat or would people wait until she sold Napa Valley to Oregon and Los Angeles to Mexico?

California can do so much better then the one who ran a company into the ground then sent all the jobs overseas then this Bozo'et.

Do you think that HP would hire her back. I don't think so. So do California
voters.
Hayward, calif.

Fiorina is way too liberal for the conservative hacks. It won't be long until Palin and the rest of the lunatic fringe line up behind some other wing nut.

OMG how can anyone consider her? She was FIRED! FIRED from HP... In most states she would be considered unelectable I mean look at her track record...

1. She have a proven trackrecord of incompetent, unsound judgment – The merger with Compaq have been considered one of the most strategically bad accquition HP has made in its history. Stocks fell 60% while she did NOTHING. Did I mention she was fired for (illegally) spying on the board? (ehh, Dick Cheney anyone?)

2. She took a golden parchute – the very symbol of corporate excess and wha's wrong with corporate America – that along should make her unelectable.

3. She's ruthless and has a HUGE ego... oh wait, so maybe she does belong in the Senate?

Either way, Fiorina got no chance, Barbara Boxer is far more popular in CA than most people believe – partly because she is a household name in CA after all these years. Boxer will be ruthless on her record and how she symbolizes the corruption and excess of corporate america – in the mist of the worst recession in history and a string of taxpayers baillout and wallstreet fallout bonus – it's not that hard to tie them to dear old Carly here and make sure the voters keep voting (D).

Hey! Why not Ronald McDonald (only if he promises to wear his suit and red wig) if elected or Homer Simpson or Goofy. They all have lots of fans and have been great at making loads of money over the years.

Remember this is california where anything goes!!

This person would be another nail in this states coffin.

Good luck to her - She is an extremely intelligent, resourceful woman who can get the job done, as she has proved thru her long career. Why McCain didn't pick her as VP is a mystery to many folks.

Do you know the difference between Carly Fiorina and George W. Bush – Lipstick!!!!

You guys are hilarious!! I love hearing Democrats rant and rave just because they can. Keep on rolling people, your party will be out of office in just a few short years – Can't wait!!!

Looks like a great lineup in California - a failed CEO will likely run against an incompetent incumbent Democratic Senator.

In 2004, Carly Fiorina gave a speech in which she defended outsourcing, “there is no job that is America’s God-given right anymore.” What a WITCH! She's perfect for politics in this country.

This woman is a joke,.. headquartered in Orange County,.. hum,.. not too many average Joes reside in Orange, just filthy rich elitists,... wonder who is bankrolling her, and whose interests shell champion.

It will be interesting to see if she gets a conservative challenger as during the McCain Presidential Campaign she said McCain was in favor of increased access to birth control through health plans.

"At a breakfast with reporters, Fiorina suggested that individuals–and women in particular–be given more flexibility to determine what their health insurance plans should cover. “There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won’t cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice,” she observed."

Although I agree with her on that position, I can't see many Republicans and any Conservatives rallying around stances like those. I wonder how far her social liberlaism goes and if she'll be sacrificed by Dick Armory and the Tea Party Patriots as part of their binge and purge tour.

Watch out Carly! Grassroots activities from the other side of the country with no ties to CA are already plotting to see you Scozzafava'd.

This country desperately needs to take money out of politics as that is the only way we will ever accomplish real political reform; it is the only way to take control away from the lobbyists and the powerful, influential and wealthy few. How can that ever be accomplished? The only way is when the people give the politicians the message that it is absolutely necessary, like when they became a force, elected Obama and in that said they had had enough. Elections shouldn’t be determined just by which candidate has the most financial support and the best overt and covert activity to manipulate public opinion. As we have vividly seen, that doesn’t result in the best representatives for the people. Neither should the Party be the major factor. It should be the quality and the focus of the individual, uncluttered with hype and subterfuge, with the best man/woman who sincerely represents his constituents’ winning each race. The only way that will ever become the standard is when it doesn’t cost a candidate, in money and subordination, so much that they can’t be driven by their own conscience. Take money out of politics and you will see more and better candidates unencumbered by required loyalty to the Party, to heavy contributors, to supporting organizations and instead being focused on serving the people, motivated by their altruistic nature and not the affluent striving.

I now understand, in a very real way, that the decisions made by the Senate impact every family and every business, of any size, in America

Another millionaire that says she knows just how all us little people are affected until she gets elected, then she will fall right in with the party of "NO". Give me a big FAT break.

Americans, lets vote for change we can believe in – no more democrat bureaucrats!

It's always disturbing to me how some Dems who claim to be for women, will go out of their way to demonize any successful female who runs for political office.

Even more disturbing when they attack their own (Hillary)
Why I left the party and became an independent.

Fact you can't argue: Anyone's better than O' Boxer

Good luck Dems, you still have not learned.

If she does for California what she did for HP, God help the State!

Let's see.... She failed her stock holders, yet made a personal fortune. Any blame must be directed at others and she is happy to tell you what a sucess story she is. Yup, she'll fit right in in the Senate.

California needs a Conservative–man or woman–to run for Senator–If not–the State will self destroy–I would think that a Male senator is due -too many female Senators ruin the cake. Lived in state for 2 years and will state that The Democrats have run the state into Bankruptcy. Steve Forbes is the answer and has the answers–he would be the perfect President for these United States–ask Steve who will be the best candidate for California–and then vote as he says-Swartsnegger is a Democrat–not the republican and is a coward when dealing with Unions-john

The HP merger with Compaq ended up being a huge success... give her a break.

All the Democrats need to do is run a clip from her speech where, in response to why she outscourced jobs overseas, she said "Americans no longer have a God given right to a job."

Yeah, exactly what we need from someone who is supposed to be looking out for us.
The right wingers don't get it and never will. People like Firoina have brought this country to its knees while making money hand over fist.
Shameless hypocrites.

Fiorina in the Senate? Can you imagine the type of tax breaks and favoritism she's going to push for her wealthy and well-connected chronies all in the name of "job creation"? Just look at her record of shipping jobs offshore while CEO of HP? Remember how egotistical and poorly regarded she was at the time? I'm sure big businesses are salivating at the prospect of Fiorina being an elected official. Don't let it happen, because you know ultimately who pays the price...all of us.

Most of the comments certainly reflect an understanding of the absurdity of Ms. Fiorina's desire to run. One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the diabolical joy she experienced in outsourcing
HP jobs from the U.S. to other countries. I have been told that she even coined her own term for outsourcing. Does anyone know what it was?

Anybody bought an HP computer lately? In the last five years, I have bought four and every one had major problems. One can only wonder what she would do in politics given how she did such a fine job of undoing the greatness that was once HP.

I have to agree with her 100% this cycle of Tax,Spend and borrow has to be broken.If she can do it I am for her,California has not shown to be such a great picker of politicans as it is ,just look at how broke they are. Time to put a real Conservative with fiscal responsibility back in Office.

I am confident that once again I will be shocked and dismayed to know that there are folks out there who will actually fervently support and then vote for this woman.

Sure she broke a glass ceiling, and that's great. But she nearly ruined a company and exhibited very poor morals in leaving with her golden parachute.

Great, just what we need, someone who doesn't represent the majority of constituents in the state. Not only that, since she was caught bugging the Board of Directors at HP, I would imagine that she would have no compulsion to vote to eliminate right to privacy laws at the federal level. Don't put this woman anywhere near the constitution!!

Slam dunk for Senator Boxer. Thanks Fiorina.

Just what California needs, another crook in the senate.

I REALLY can't believe Fiorina is running on the GOP ticket.

For those of you who don't live in Silicon Valley, Carly Fiorina single handedly ran Hewlett Packard into the ground a few years back. And while she was being investigated for ethical misconduct at HP, decided placing listening devices in the Board of Director's closed meetings was a bright ideal. When she was eventually discovered, she fired and was escorted out of HP by security officers.

I think the GOP has lost their way... I can't help but think they don't have the voter's interests in mind. That's why, for the first time in my life, I voted for a democrat for President... And despite the hyper-criticism, I think Obama has done a fair job... Yes, he could have handled things better... Now if the GOP would just come back from the fringe...

What a prime canidate, couldn't run HP....run them into the ground...what makes people think she can do this job???? EGO telling her so???

As an independent, I am hoping that the republican party will not shoot itself in the foot. We must prevent the Obama administration from taking over the country. It is not good to have the Senate, Congress and Presidency all the same party. This is even more true when many of them are extreme liberals. We need some balance and I hope, if necessary, people will vote for a Mickey Mouse republican until this happens. If this sound extreme so does the present administration.

""As I grew throughout my career, beginning as a secretary and eventually becoming a CEO, "

isn't that called the Peter priciple, people rise to the level of their incompetence

is she going to wire tap the whole country the way she did her bd. of directors

wasn't she fired from HP

1. The last thing America needs is another Conservative Senator trying to prevent the nation from solving any of its problems.

2. Barbara Boxer would be my last choice for Senator unless the only other choice is a Conservative, in which case I would vote for Boxer with no hesitation at all.

3. Fiorina is trying to describe herself as some sort of corporate superhero, but she did leave her last job with a boot-print on her caboose. I would not want the worlds most successful CEO (I guess Bill Gates or Warren Buffett) as president, much less one who couldn't keep her job. I mean, corporations will keep their CEOs on at outrageous salaries even if their business is losing a fortune. It is hard to get fired if you are a CEO, but Fiorina managed to pull it off anyway.

I hope the good citizens of California will do the right thing.

Enough

So you think this failure of a CEO will do any better? .. because having experience screwing things up financially is better than no financial experience at all?

Seriously?

Just wondering ... are you Republican by chance?

Hmmm, was she fired from HP for nearly running the company into the ground? An over-paid CEO who made millions in spite of incompetence on a gigantic scale??? That reality shouldn't stop Repugs from supporting her on their no tax, but spend and spend platform.

Another person who is for lower taxes (for the people that make a lot of money), while passing on the debts on to the future generations.

Republicans always seem to miss a major point that there is a fundamental difference in running a company and running a state (or government).

A company's main purpose is to make money, profits. The government's job is to run the state, not make money.

Anyway, not that a lot of people will ever get what I'm about to say but here it goes:

Example, people complain about paying property taxes taxes, at leats the part that goes to schools if they don't have any kids, never realizing that some poor guy, who complained the same way as they do paid for their education out of their taxes, and so on so on so on....

The point is, my house may never burn down (though in California you never know) and I may never need the firefighters to come and put my house fire out, but it sure feels nice to know that there are firefighters around...

...the only difference between paying the govenment insurace and private insurance is that one is called a tax the other a premium. Oh yes, and the government taxes are a lot lower than what the insurance companies call their premiums. Don't believe me, calculate the precentages out of your paycheck, if you don't know how to do precentages, google it.

No, Republicans are good at INHERITING businesses not running them

Here comes a corporate swindler/loser to join the ranks of Bachman, Fox and the rest of the Greedy Old Party in Washington to get the wealthy more tax cuts. Afterall, I am sure she and all her friends are out of money by now (sarcasm).

Gross. If she does end up being the candidate I'll sign up to volunteer for Barbara Boxer.

HP's stock lost 60 per cent of its value from the time she was CEO in 1999 to when they kicked her out in 2005.

I spell "Loser" F-I-O-R-I-N-A

Wow, another Republican woman who have actually worked a day in their life and unlike the liar in chief, has accomplishments on their resume.

He never has run anything but his uh, uh, uh, uh mouth.

I thought we were all white, old and male?

Funny I live in the most liberal state, Mass and THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO FEMALE REPRESENTATION, Old boys club, you betcha.

Again, Republicans have successful women IN THE REAL WORLD in our ranks, Democrats, nope, nope, nope.

Hacks, liar and uh, uh, uh, uh more liars.

2010 is going to be beautiful Stuffit and I can't wait to hear you and your "ilk" whine away.

Goody, she can ruin the California Senate with the same flair as she did nearly sinking HP!
to Enough – the current mess was created by the previous administration – so you want to blame someone – blame the GOP!

Why trust someone to vote in a Senate seat when she did not even vote in any elections? Sorry, not thrilled with Boxer but I would vote for Hanky on South Park before I voted for fiorina.

Maybe Fiorina can do for California that which she did for HP. Yeah, put it in the financial toilet and still buy a bunch of new corporate jets that were more important than people's jobs. Then she can outsource the whole state to India! I just hope she stands on her management record. Saw her book at the Dollar Store - Marked Down to $0.50 now.

Yeah, another corporate big wig, killed HP and now wants to do the same in California. PERFECT republican!!

How can anyone, politician, CEO, sports star, actor, etc., who makes millions of $ a year understand what we in the middle and lower classes are going through?
She is attractive though.

Fiorina, is a Republican which is surprising since the Republicans have never.... ever....... supported Women's Rights!

The Republicans were against women voting.

The Republicans were against the right of a woman to choose what will happen to her own body, not just abortion, but with contraceptives.

I am always amazed that women side with Republicans!

Fired "former" CEO doesn't look good on anyones resume and to most people that sends up a red flag, and of course one can expect Firoina to lie as to why she was fired. Fired and now wants to be a Senator, you got to be kidding.

Ran HP into ground, out-sourced our jobs -–

Yep – perfect politician

I'm going to love to see the GOP devour itself yet again, reminiscent of the great NY-23 battle.

Run a company into the ground = Congratulations! You're qualified to run a Fortune 500 Company.

Run a Fortune 500 Company into the ground = Congratulations! You're qualified to run a political campaign!

Run a Presidential Campaign into the ground = Congratulations! You're qualified to run for Governor!

Look Republicans, I'm going to tell you the same thing I told you when you elected Arnold. Just because they've got an (R) next to their name, doesn't actually mean they're a good idea to elect. You don't have to support every bad idea the higher-ups try and cram down your throat. You deserve better.

Nathan, November 4th, 2009 11:36 am ET

She was an incompetent criminal at HP what makes anyone think she will be different in the senate.

Because she is an incompetent criminal she will make an Excellent Senator. At the least she will make an incompetent criminal senator.

Down with America, lol. I think that is their plan. Slowly but surely we will elect the destruction of america.
LOL.

As if one good looking, brainless female politician isn't enough!!!!!

"what makes anyone think she will be different in the senate."

Hint: There's an entire legion of people out there that believe whatever Rush Limbaugh and his backup singers, a/k/a the GOP, tells them to believe.

3 reasons why I will VOTE NO ON FIORINA.

1) She has rarely (about 5 times total) exercised her civic duty and voted in US elections. She has snubbed our most precious right and responsibility as citizens and that is to vote. It is not acceptable nor is it forgivable. Why would I let a person represent my vote in Congress when they never supported our form of government by voting!?!

2) Fiorina was pushed out of HP because she was a failure for the company. She would be a failure for California.

3) Fiorina was McCains economic advisor in his campaign. So when McCain said: "the fundamentals of the economy are sound" when the Dow was tanking at that very minute you have to question what kind of economic advise Fiorina was giving!

3 reasons why to vote no on Fiorina!

boxer- the most over rated, self important person in the Senate and that includes Schumer.

I hope she doesn't do to the country what she did to H-P.

She is on a par with Palin; democrates will win hands down. Given the fiasco at HP, I just wonder if she had any tutoring by Cheney?

Is this the same woman who outsourced thousands of high-tech jobs overseas and nearly ran HP into the ground? Um, okay...

She is kiddiing , right? She is bringing people together, and solved problems? I remember HP, I worked there when she was CEO, she did no such things , she divided, she was greedy, and she created problems, not solve them. She must think the Ca, former HP people have a short term memory, maybe like her. She is bad news not only for Ca, for all who deal with her. Stay home , enjoy all the money you got from HP, but stay out of public life. You have no morals or values, we would benefit from, there are to many criminals in power as it is.

The only problem with a really competitive California Senate race is those of us outside of California are now going to be hearing a lot more from her royal Shrillness, Barbara Boxer. Having her out of the Senate will do wonders for reducing California's carbon footprint by simply getting her to shut up.

Lets all just remember why she was foced to quit HP. She hired a privite dective to listen to calls of the board members of HP. Their home, cell, and business phones. Is this the kind of person that you want as as Senator.

Oh yeah, a failed CEO should do real well running in already struggling state. Didn't the McCain campaign have to keep her in hiding because she couldn't keep her mouth shut and facts straight?

Worst candidate ever.

Go Carly Go! You will do to the Reps what you did to HP!

"I learned more as a member of advisory boards at the State Department, the Pentagon and the CIA. I now understand, in a very real way, that the decisions made by the Senate impact every family and every business, of any size, in America."

Now now...shouldn't that read something more like ""I learned that the way to advance one's self is to lie, cheat, steal and do things like wiretap your own Board of Directors"?

Just what California needs as a Senate candidate. A Republican't, like many other Republican'ts, who has serious moral and ethical defects. Ask why she was fired by Hewlett Packard.

Is this what the typical Republican't or conservative candidate has to offer. California deserves better!

This woman is a joke...the GOP doesn't like to 'tax, spend, and borrow' they just like to 'spend and borrow'. They are so hellbent on not raising taxes and refuse to cut social programs, so what are we left with? Massive debt. When Arnold made some painful – but mostly necessary – cuts to get our budget back in order, the GOP roasted him over the coals for it. In many ways, the GOP platform is out of touch with reality, and their refusal to raise taxes while spending hundreds of billions or dollars on Iraq, Afghanistan, TARP, and their other failed policies could very well lead this country into ruin. I only hope Obama didn't arrive too late to reverse the utter disaster the GOP produced.

We could use some business people in politics. Those without any business experience, like Obama, are clueless to the needs of small business owners. Democrats only understand the needs of the Unions and taxing the life out businesses.

Just what California needs, a failed CEO that nearly sank HP (stock fell 60%) while receiving a $20mil golden parachute upon her ouster. I thought Republicans were supposed to be good at running businesses.

She was an incompetent criminal at HP what makes anyone think she will be different in the senate.