As a CA resident, I am excited about the prospect of Boxer vs Fiorni. Boxer is such a clear example of an Obama proxy, that she will be thoroughly drummed out of the Senate. Replacing her with a smart fiscal conservative is plain thrilling. As for the HP narrative, there are different views. Some credit the current rebound of HP to the hard decisions that she implemented. A Senator is not a CEO in any case, as the current pres makes painfully clear.

What idiot would open our constitution to revision by the log rollers in SF? Let's just bk the whole state and void all the state employee contracts.

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