Posted on 09/05/2004 9:22:10 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
When Carly Fiorina leaves Hewlett-Packard, she could have another career -- in politics.
Local political observers say Fiorina, a Republican, would be a good candidate for either an elected or appointed office.
``I know she is a very attractive personality,'' said Duf Sundheim, the chairman of the California Republican Party. ``I know there are those who would love to see her run.''
Fiorina has kept any such plans close to the vest. When asked a year ago if she would consider a career in politics, she coyly answered that she ``never thinks about the next job'' so that she can stay focused on the current one.
Fiorina and her husband, Frank, have made at least $36,000 in political donations over the past five years, including $6,000 to George W. Bush, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's relatively modest compared with other Silicon Valley heavyweights, such as Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers.
A person familiar with Fiorina's intentions said she has long harbored a desire to get into politics, but doesn't want to reveal her aspirations because she doesn't want to be perceived as less than dedicated to her job at HP.
Republican insiders said Fiorina, whom they described as a moderate and pro-choice, is a rare breed, and she could have a bright future in politics.
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Doof.. fitting name.
Great. She can join that other "former CEO and important woman" from Washington state, Maria Cantwell.
Let's hope not. Carly is the single worst thing to happen to HP in its entire history.
Princess Fiona (I mean Fiorina) joined hp in 1999-07.
You need to look at an HPQ chart that goes back at
least 5 years to get the whole picture of what she's
done to (I mean for) hp.
Although some of it is Clinton's dot.com bubble heading
dot.gone, HWP/HPQ is now at 1/3 what it was when Carly
was promoted from office intern (her previous job with
hp) to CEO.
You mean Carly the Serial Corporate Slayer? I think not. (First Lucent/Bell Labs, now HP...)
Why did you expect it to come with a port that wasn't listed in the specs? Just asking....
"Republican insiders said Fiorina, whom they described as a moderate and pro-choice, is a rare breed, and she could have a bright future in politics"
Which translates into: She is a social liberal, not moderate, just like Schwarzenegger and Giuliani.
Agreed. Her management half-truths would fit most politicians though.
As a former employee (by my choice) who was part an aquisition I have a low opinion of her. HP had a strong history of family oriented management style. Hers has become a guaranteed six month layoff that is completely random in nature.
More fallout from conservatives caving in for Arnold.
As for HP, someone should post the five year NASDAQ chart next to the HP one. THat is a truer measure. The market has had a lot of downs, from the tech bubble exposure to 9/11 and those are not her fault. The Compaq merger is. A few business publications have noted the exodus of high level managers from HP, which they take as worrisome. Overall I most notice the decrease in the quality of HP products. I have bought HP since the 70s. The old stuff was overbuilt, sometimes to an almost absurd degree. Look at the old HP calculators. The original laser printers. The new desk-jets are disposable POS designs. But they are also $49. HP is a mass market company. She'd like it to be the new IBM, but has a ways to go to get there.
Contragulations on escaping the burning building. ;o)
Sounds like she could have a "bright future" as a Democrat in San Francisco.
What an awful idea from the incompetent CA state GOP. Carly can explain to all Californians why she sent their jobs to India and how she still ran Hewlett Patel into the ground. She is David Drier old country club Republican.
"Social Liberals are the only Republicans who can be elected in big swaths of the country. Would you prefer to see Democrats elected and the Republican party return to minority status in the House and Senate? This is not a rhetorical question. "
To answer your question -- No.
I don't think I implied otherwise, but if I did then I didn't mean to. I would certainly prefer a Fiorina over a Boxer or a Feinstein. At least a Fiorina would likely vote to allow conservative judges the chance to have an up or down vote in the full Senate.
Likewise, I think McClintock would have made a better governor than Schwarzenegger, but in a state that prefers liberal politicians, then Arnold is probably as good as it can get, and he's certainly better than Davis was or Bustamante would have been. Giuliani was probably a great mayor of NYC, and I'm sure he'd be a fine governor of NY or US Senator from NY.
My point was that when the press refers to a Republican as being moderate on social issues, then it is almost without fail that the truth of the matter is that the so-called moderate is in fact a liberal. Giuliani is a liberal on the hot button social issues, as is Arnold, and as Fiorina most likely is. I'm fine with that considering the states they run in, but I just prefer a little more honesty in labeling.
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