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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Yesterday, Barack Obama lost one of his better V.P. options when Jim Webb backed out of the running, apparently deciding that the rigorous vetting process and the intense scrutiny of a national campaign weren’t for him. Around the same time, one of John McCain’s most intriguing options might also have removed herself – but not intentionally. That would be Carly Fiorina, whose nonchalant mentions of...
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First Read (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The Washington Post's Milbank looks at the idea of Carly Fiorina as McCain's running mate, and he seems to believe she's doing just enough to keep herself in consideration. “Fiorina's brazen breakfast talk demonstrated why she'd be such a risky running mate for McCain -- and yet also, potentially, the most rewarding of his options. She's the most prominent and visible of the women believed to be under...
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Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
In what was reported to be a play to become McCain's running mate, Carly Fiorina sat down for a roundtable with reporters in Washington on Monday morning. Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief who is now the Republican National Committee's...
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Dana Milbank looks at the potential of former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as Sen. John McCain's running mate. "Fiorina's brazen breakfast talk demonstrated why she'd be such a risky running mate for McCain -- and yet also, potentially, the most rewarding of his options. She's the most prominent and visible of the women believed to be under consideration for the vice presidency, and her attributes...
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The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Clinton’s Convention Role Negotiated Sen. Hillary Clinton “won a hefty 1,600 convention delegates in six months of primaries. A big question now is whether to let them vote at the Democratic convention,” according to the Wall Street Journal. “High on the list of matters [...]
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chrisworth.com (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
What the hell? Carly Fiorina wants to be John McCain's running mate . What would she do, spend two years propping up the weakest parts of the American economy, then buy Canada to create a distraction?!
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The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Dana Milbank at the Washington Post thinks Carly Fiorina would be a risky, but possibly rewarding VP pick.
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Neptunus Lex (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Dana Milbank calls one vice presidential contender a “risky choice“: (She) was discussing consumer-driven health insurance at a breakfast with reporters when she proposed “a real, live example which I’ve been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won’t cover birth-control medication. Those women would like [...]
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Going to the Mat (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Dana Milbank has a column on teh possibility of Carla Fiorina, the ex Hewlett-Packard CEO who is mentioned as a candidate. One problem may be that Fiorina is untested in political waters and has a tendency to speak her mind, but that may not be a bad thing either. Still, an interesting choice.
