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McCain’s economic advisor Fiorina benched after gaffe
Carly
Fiorina has become my favorite surrogate for Sen. John McCain’s
presidential campaign. You never know what’s going to come out of her
mouth.As Dana Millbank sketched in July, the former Hewlett-Packard
chief volunteered in a discussion about health insurance: “There are
many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won’t cover
birth-control medication — those women would like a choice.” And then
she repeated, “Those women would like a choice.” Oh, the hilarity that
ensued. Asked to respond, McCain delivered one of his more memorable
reactions: An 8-second, silent, open-mouthed search of the heavens for
an answer. He settled on, “I don’t know enough about it to give you an
informed answer.”Yesterday brought more Fiorina straight talk.
In an interview on MSNBC , Andrea Mitchell asked Fiorina to explain her
comment to a radio show earlier in the day that McCain’s running mate,
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, doesn’t have the experience to run a major
corporation. “Well, I don’t think John McCain could run a major
corporation,” Fiorina told Mitchell. “I don’t think Barack Obama could
run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could run a major
corporation.” Considering that Fiorina was run out of the top spot at
Hewlett-Packard in 2005 for what many saw as an ill-advised 2002 merger
with Compaq, this is certainly a pot-kettle moment. But still, ouch!Sure,
as Fiorina acknowledged to Mitchell, running a major corporation and
being leader of the free world require two different skill sets. But if
she doesn’t have confidence that McCain could run a major corporation,
why on earth should voters entrust him with an enterprise that has a
bigger budget, larger responsibilities and billions of lives at stake?
Voters will make their judgment in 48 days. In the meantime, I can’t
wait for Fiorina’s next rhetorical stink bomb. I just know it’s coming.
Well, looks like I’m going to have to wait a while for Fiorina’s next
slip-up. It appears the McCain campaign has put her on lockdown.
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