McCain, is it possible he could pick Meg Whitman?

[AlCzervik]

I read this today in the sacbee and though she's mentioned as a possible candidate for Gov. of California (barf) could she also possibly be on McCain's list for vp?

From the bee
Political buzz builds for ex-eBay exec Meg Whitman

By Peter Hecht
Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, August 22, 2008

Last Saturday, on live national television, the world witnessed Meg Whitman's celestial ascent in the eyes of John McCain.

Rick Warren, famed author and "Purpose Driven" pastor of the Saddleback Church in Orange County, asked the presumptive Republican nominee to list "the three wisest people" he would "rely on heavily" in his administration.

McCain named Gen. David Petraeus, "one of the great military leaders in American history," and John Lewis, a civil rights leader who "can teach us a lot about the meaning of courage."

Then he brought up Whitman, an executive who helped turn a fledgling auction site for Beanie Babies and PEZ dispensers into an Internet giant with nearly 15,000 employees and $8 billion in revenue.

"It's one of the great American success stories," McCain said. "And in these challenging economic times we need to call on the wisdom … of people like Meg Whitman."

Now McCain is calling on the former eBay president and CEO to deliver a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

Her appearance Sept. 3 only adds to the political buzz for Whitman, 52. She is a rumored 2010 California gubernatorial candidate and is also drawing speculation as a potential surprise pick as McCain's vice presidential nominee.

Whitman, who led eBay from 1998 to early 2008 and amassed a personal fortune estimated at $1.4 billion, politely brushes off talk of any personal political aspirations.

"My No. 1 job is Sen. McCain's campaign," she said in an interview Thursday. "I haven't decided at all what I will do after the election."

Asked about McCain's remarks and the vice presidential talk, she said: "I don't think I will speculate on that today. He has a lot of very good people to choose from and I know he will make a great choice."

But she conceded that her 20-year-old son Will Harsh was quite impressed after they sat down in their Atherton home Saturday to watch Warren interview McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.

When McCain called Whitman one of the wisest people he knows, she said: "We looked at each other and said that's quite an honor. He was genuinely thrilled."

Whitman will address the GOP convention in a Wednesday session titled "Prosperity." It will also feature fellow California technology executive and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.

While Fiorina is the "Victory '08 Chairman" for the Republican National Committee, Whitman is one of McCain's national co-chairs and a top economic adviser.

more at link
http://www.sacbee.com/111/v-print/story/1176993.html

[DJ13]

1. Would her VP salary be paid through Paypal?

:shrug:

[AlCzervik]

2. the vp salary for her would be chump change.

[quantass]

7. Remind me again why eBay needed a ceo? It's a friggin' auction site - the site runs you

[quantass]

3. Losing $4 Billion AFTER experts and consumers told her she'd be making the biggest mistake ever...

sounds like the perfect GOP candidate! Fiscal responsibility runs in the family.

[AlCzervik]

4. and she's one of his "3 go to people" so it's perfect.

[TheWraith]

5. She's female, so that's a non-starter with Republicans. nt

[quantass]

8. Ah yes, the republician party: Bitches and Slaves forever

[WinkyDink]

6. Don't Wait to Vote; Buy It Now!

[quantass]

10. Lol

[still_one]

9. Only if she is against abortion.