Carly Fiorina Wins

[vonMises]

If how Fiorina ran HP is any indication, California's situation will be getting a hell of a lot worse.

Well if she was running for governor, that could give us some worry as "management and executive skills" are what are supposedly needed to run California. A senator or congressperson is simply supposed to be a "representative" for the people of his/her state, which seems Fiorina can seem to accomplish somewhat.

Then again Fiorina and her fan boys say that despite the companies problems during her tenure, she was actually responsible for the success of HP today, in that she laid the foundation (like laying 40,000 people off and outsourcing jobs) which saved enough money for HP to restructure itself to success again years after she left.

 

[vonMises]

To think of it (in using Carly Fiorina as an example for HP success), I suppose George W. Bush in a way should be credited for the success Texas is today, especially on its ability to deal with the recession, in that as governor 10-15 years ago, he didn't vote for various environmental regulations and just generally made the state good for business before he left it. While he was a horrible president, he was good enough of a governor to not have ruined things for Texas, and probably helped it retain it's cheap housing, positive business climate, positive employment climate (compared to other states), etc.