Thread: Failing citizenship S.D.U.T. EDITORIAL

San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial

Failing citizenship

Whitman, Fiorina rarely seen in voting booth

September 26, 2009

Meg Whitman, the businesswoman-turned-politician who is perhaps the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for governor next year, has largely failed the most basic test of citizenship — voting. Sadly, the voting record of Carly Fiorina, the GOP's hope for unseating U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer next year, isn't much better.

Speaking at a state Republican convention in Sacramento earlier this year, Whitman, evidently trying to defuse the issue in advance, said this: “Voting is a precious gift handed down by generations of Americans. I regret not having delivered my vote on several occasions.â€

That's not a good sign at all for either of these 2 business women who both had the resources and knowledge to vote absentee if they cared one whit about our political system or the people it protects and serves.

Betcha they will vote in this election!