As far as I know the state party didn’t undermine them Reagan-style.

and I’m not familiar with Simon…

and my biggest question…which is serious…though could be rhetorical depending on the answer…Did the state party back them 100%…because I seem to recal a lot of establishment attacks on McClintock though I don’t know if it was before or after he did or didn’t get the nomination

it’s not about sending any messages…it’s about stopping them in their tracks…not that we’ve had much success in that…but it’s not about just throwing temper tantrums and sending messages…

and I find this whole thing about Whitman and Fiorina amusing because I’m seeing those who are so gleeful about questioning my and other’s Republican credentials and who accuse us of wanting to elect Democrats because we won’t go along with the parties hand pick candidates are having their pre-programmed and knee jerk reactions to our arguments used against them.

Mind you…I’m on their side on this because I’m not switching sides or changing principles on anything…I just hope…when this is all done…that this lesson will sink in with my less conservative Republican brethren. and hopefully we can dialogue about how we can fix this instead of attacking those of us pointing out the problems

I know you’re already histoire, but I still feel compelled to point out that this is exactly how most people felt about Arnie in 2003.

2. As far as your contention that tech/startup is a different ball of wax from running any other large company, you couldn’t be further from the truth. In point of fact companies like eBay came under very significant regulatory scrutiny because of their practice of financing their “burn rate” and the fact that the tech-crash made the last round of the banking/housing problems look like a kindergarten picnic.

3. In point of fact there are huge differences between being an effective CEO and an effective governor or president. A CEO gets to make decisions and require people to act on them, for better or worse. A governor or president doesn’t have that luxury, especially when the legislature/congress is controlled by a different party. And in CA, without regard to who is governor the Soros wing of the Democratic Party controls the legislature.

4. eBay grew to its size because it was the first on the block and they were able to define “service”. Whitman, etal did a good job with eBay (unlike Carly at HP), but you can bet your boots they spent lots of time and money on politicians.

Your ears you keep and I’ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, “Dear God! What is that thing,” will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.

Idiot.

But if it’s to the pain, then so be it.

I still think a conservative can win here if he/she is handled right and the money is there.