Report from St. Paul: Suite Spot
Thursday, September 4, 2008(NAM Executive Vice President Jay Timmons is blogging from the Republican National Convention this week in St. Paul, Minn., following up on his reports from the Democratic Convention last week in Denver.)
Carly Fiorina invited the NAM crew to join her in her convention suite this evening. What a great vantage point to watch the speeches.
Named one of the America’s Most Powerful Women by Forbes magazine, the former Hewlett-Packard president and CEO is savvy, and astute, and was an early supporter of the McCain for President effort.
Should she be called to serve in a McCain Administration, Carly Fiorina would bring the wisdom of the private sector and the trust of her president.
Yup, that’s the person McBush should put in the White House. Pair her up with Enron Loophole Phil Gramm and watch this country burn.
Fiorina said, “There is no job that is America’s God-given right anymore.
As HP’s performance slowed, the Board of Directors became increasingly concerned. In early January 2005, the HP Board of Directors presented Fiorina with a four-page list of issues the board had with Fiorina’s performance
Hewlett-Packard’s stock jumped 7% on news of her departure.[30]