[SmithL]

The former governor also went after Democratic candidate Jerry Brown, saying, "He's the one who signed the bill that created those unions that made your taxes go so high."

Well, he's right about that. And either Poizner or Whitman would be better than Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown. But you know, as soon as the primary is over, the winning candidate will make a mad rush to the left.

[afnamvet]

Voted for Poizner absentee.

[AlexW]

I thought Whitman might be a good choice, until I heard her praising Van Jones, of all people.

[Othniel]

The mere fact that Wilson is campaigning for her (not to mention Rino Romney) disqualifies her for me. Wilson was a jerk of a governor, getting into petty fights with different people (like the supt. of schools), going for the presidency after being elected to his 2nd term (when he promised not to), and not putting his support behind McClintock when he ran for gov. Birds of a feather, and all that.

[bd476]

"But you know, as soon as the primary is over, the winning candidate will make a mad rush to the left."

That's so very true. And now I'm cringing thinking about typical responses to that thought...

"They have to lean hard to the left to get elected, get their work done, get bills passed, etc."

Somehow I'm not surprised that Pete Wilson jumped in.

[Diogenesis]

Mitt Romney is a proven bad governor - and author of RomneyCARE.
Any GOP candidate with him is a loser, followed only RomneyBOTs, and attackers of Gov. Palin.

"While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

[Diogenesis]

Obviously Whitman now AGREES with Mitt Romney's endorsement of Obama's economics.
California is finished if it chooses her.

“Romney [the man who threw Election2008 to Obama] praises Obama
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised President Obama
at a GOP fundraising dinner Wednesday ..
"I also think it's important for us to nod to the president when he's right," Romney said....
Romney, who spoke at a dinner for the National Republican Senatorial Committee,
said he's pleased with the president's plans to "finish the job" in Iraq and Afghanistan
-- lines that drew applause from the partisan audience. He also applauded the president
for standing up to the auto industry.
"I hope he continues to be tough ....The former businessman even offered faint praise for
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying that after a series of initial missteps,
"I think he's finally getting close to the right answer."