On one side, you have the former eBay CEO and the other side is another multi millionaire. Both are using a huge amount of their own money to campaign, and I mean an obscene amount of money to possibly become the Golden States next Governor. I am not even joking in regards to how much of their own money we are talking about. I think Whitman spent like 70+ million of her own money and Poizner something a little less than that. That is obscene and almost makes me want to vomit right there. I mean really, who would spend that amount of money to take a public service job, unless they know for a fact that they will recoup that amount of money and even more in the long run. That right there makes me highly suspicious.

These two have been going at each other almost non stop, trying basically to out Conservative each other, when in fact they are both fairly moderate. This turns me off as well. Why not just go out and say, hey, I am a moderate, I am not some right wing lunatic? No, both of them are grabbing on to the reigns of being a “conservative” and that makes me sick as well. We do not need conservatives, me need moderates, we need people that will reach across the aisle and make compromises. Conservatives will not do it, nor will Liberals. We do not NEED more gridlock, the California government is almost as bad as the 405 freeway at the peak of rush hour right now. By filling our government with more people on the opposite ends of the spectrum, the less and less will get done. So already, there are two strikes against both of the candidates.

So how did I decide what to do? Being a very moderate republican with some liberal leanings, who do i support?

Steve Poizner gave money for the Al gore Joseph Lieberman recount in 2000. Meg Whitman donated and actively supported Barbara Boxer in 2004. How can these two people running under the “conservative” moniker have done these things? I mean to me, these are interesting to say the least. Poizner, living in California, a traditionally blue state tries to help the democrats win the presidential election. Whitman, living in California, a traditionally blue state tries to help a liberal democrat win re-election in 2004. Yet, both of their platforms they are running are about being “conservative.” They both seem to be dodgy at best in what they are saying now versus what they have done. Third Strike.

I just do not like Poizner, not really sure why, could be because of his stand on the AZ immigration law, or it could be for the fact that he looks like a slimy slimy guy, not sure. But I do give him credit for something, something that Meg Whitman cannot say. He has VOTED in the last 25+ years. Yes, that is right, he actually voted and probably voted for both democrats and republicans in the last 25 years. Meg Whitman did not VOTE since I think 1976.

How can someone, who wants to be the Governor of the greatest state in the United States, not vote for 20+ years? I mean really? If you have any political aspiration, your ass better be voting at least a few times. You had more important things to do? Well maybe if you are Governor, you will have a few important things to do that you cannot just ignore. I mean the lack of voting for over two decades is SHOCKING to say the least. Her response? It was a mistake. Wtf kind of excuse is that?

Hey, I want to be the head of a company, I am going to try and buy my way into that position. It does not matter that I never worked at the company, nor actually even applied to the company, nor actually know what the company does, but boy.. do i feel qualified. That is basically what is going on here.

I am disgusted at my choices, so I am going to pull a Meg Whitman and just not vote. The others in my party can go out and support someone that apparently does not support how government works, but I am not going to be there for them. If she wins the republican ticket, which she probably will in a landslide, i will vote for Jerry Brown. He is crazy as hell, but at least he has a track record, he has voted on things, he is not buying the Governship.

Meg Whitman, I say to you, I hope you lose, it would send a bad message to the country if you won. I also hope that all of the money you have invested in this election is never recouped. You are not spending that kind of coin so that you can “help” the people of this great state. You are doing it to “help” your pocket book. Go back to eBay, go back to where ever it is that you have come from, people like you make me ill for saying you are there for us, when in every aspect of your life thus far, you have not been there.