Broken Corset

As I continue to fume over the insult of Sarah Palin… I found myself wondering this morning… Where are Meg and Carly??? 

Living in the Silicon Valley, a short time ago, it seemed a daily occurrence to read about Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina campaigning on behalf of John McCain.  As I was contemplating how insulting the Sarah Palin choice is to intelligent women everywhere, on both sides of the aisle, I found myself thinking: What do Meg and Carly think of this?  And why haven’t they been in the paper for some time? 

So I turned on my computer and googled them… and you know what?  There wasn’t a lot to be found.  At least not since McCain named Sarah Palin VP.  Whitman, at some point commented that it was not sexist for the media to vet her – as she is being named to the second highest office.  Fiorina went on the record in September to say that McCain wasn’t qualified to run a major corporation – clearly a gaff.  Whitman also remarked that Palin’s debate performance was, “good enough.”  And that is it… all I could really dredge up in a couple of minutes searching.

Interesting, because it seems both have largely gone quiet – with the exception of some potentially terse and unsupportive remarks.  I wonder if the McCain camp has asked them to step out of the spotlight because the comparison between Palin and Whitman or Fiorina would only contribute to the growing dissatisfaction with Palin’s competence?  Or have Whitman and Fiorina distanced themselves from the spotlight of the campaign to avoid linking their own political futures to Palin’s?  Or perhaps… are Meg and Carly feeling much as I am - insulted by the choice – especially since they were speculated to be in the running for VP? 

Really, as the financial crisis dominates the headlines… I find myself thinking… I would always have voted for Obama.  There are way to many things that I disagree with on the Republican Party platform.  I’m a liberal – through and through.   But a McCain/Whitman or McCain/Fiorina ticket?  Well… I wouldn’t have been embarrased.  I would have felt glad that at least an industry titan was in on the economic discussions.  I would have been pleased to see a successful and competent woman walking the hallways of the White House – even if I disagreed with her.  I wouldn’t have been fuming this morning … 

Two days later… and still not cheering.