Good news for those of us who are sick and tired of being sick and tired about the overbearing and insufferable male-dominated state of affairs:
Meg Whitman, the former eBay executive who stepped onto the political landscape last year as an adviser to John McCain, is preparing to run for California governor in 2010.
Even better news -- Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein may run against the billionaire business woman!
You know what that means? That means we have two whole years to get ready for another exciting election year of in-your-face misogyny. Gee, I can hardly wait. But I'm betting there are a whole lot of California women who will still be exceedingly pissed about the infamous Year of Misogyny come 2010, so much so that they will say to hell with the cool dudes, and vote for women!
A person who is knowledgeable about Whitman's political aspirations told The Associated Press that the 52-year-old Silicon Valley leader is planning to run for governor. . . Bruce Cain, a political science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said Whitman's business background makes her a good choice for Republicans, although little is known about her ability to perform in public office or her social views. That creates a sense of uncertainty about her potential candidacy, he said.
"We also don't know where she fits into the spectrum of the Republican Party in California," Cain said. "My sense is she's very possibly in the mainstream on economic issues, but where is she on abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage, benefits for domestic partners?"
If Whitman were to win the GOP primary, she is likely to face a well-known Democratic opponent in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 13 percentage points. Former Gov. Jerry Brown, 70, now the state's attorney general, is thought to be the leading Democratic candidate if he decides to run — unless Sen. Dianne Feinstein jumps into the race. . . Longtime Feinstein consultant Bill Carrick said Monday that the state's senior senator remained interested in running for governor, but it would be some time before she made a decision.
MSNBC: Source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
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