Hurricane Carly
California is big enough to be its own country. I’m not talking just of the 1100-mile coastline, or the diverse population of 36-million or more. But it also the 8th largest economy in global national terms. However, it’s more the fact that I happen to live in The Golden State that I spend as much time as I do on the political goings-on here.
There are some wonderful sources. Probably the best website is Rough & Tumble which is an excellent digest of articles about politics and public policy in the state. It’s edited by veteran journalist Jack Kavanagh who must, at times, wonderful whether he’s logging the shenanigans of a lunatic asylum.
Surely he must appreciate the humor that Hurricane Carly Fiorina has brought to the scene. CalBuzz gave her the name because she leaves behind a wake of destruction.
Last week, Fiorina’s campaign released an online commercial about a Demon Sheep and was meant to attack the credentials of my pal Tom Campbell who has arguably the best mind when it comes to economics in all of politics, and he has the record to prove it. The spot brought her voluminous ridicule.
Earlier this week Fiorina announced that bankruptcy for fiscally-beleaguered California "should always be considered." The next day she declared that while she knew that the states were prohibited by federal law from declaring bankruptcy, that was just a "technicality."
Among the technicalities her opposition might raise are her disastrous tenure at H-P – she forced through the absorption of Compaq computer, and maybe stepped on some pesky laws about selling technology to Iran – and a skimpy voting record. H-P gave her $21 million to leave. She’s maybe spending it on her campaign. It won’t be enough.
California is a great state. In addition to Hollywood, we also have the statewide theater of the absurd.
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