How important is a record of public service?
The headline on a recent San Francisco Chronicle article read: "Whitman lacks public service background." The story about candidate for governor Meg Whitman compared the ex-eBay chief with other Silicon Valley leaders and found her record of public service a bit, um, lacking. Says reporter Carla Marinucci: "Whitman appears to have otherwise invested less time, energy and clout on causes at the state, local and national level - until she began to dabble in politics two years ago and said she intended to invest as much as $150 million to become California's next CEO."
This lack of record of public service makes many voters question Whitman's commitment to the people of California. But what are her true intentions, if not to serve the people Golden State? Certainly, her goal is not to fulfill a "third term" for Arnold Schwarzenneger, as her rival Steve Poizner charges. Try as he might, Poizner has yet to convince anyone that Whitman is some sort of left-wing environmental radical, in spite of her charitable donation to the Environmental Defense Fund some years ago and her admiration for former Obama "green jobs Czar" Van Jones.
So, what exactly does Whitman have to gain by being electing governer of California, considering the enormous price tag attached?
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