Who's Afraid of Carly Fiorina?

Carly Fiorina
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Today's domestic news items included Carly Fiorina's announcement that she will run for the Republican presidential nomination. She had to share a crowded media flow. Ben Carson also declared his run for the GOP roses. Elbowing Ms. Fiorina's public pronouncement aside was the story about a possible terrorist incident in Texas, a New York City cop passing away after a perp shot him in the head, President Obama talking about race relations, overflow coverage of Kate Middleton's baby, and a media orgasm over the Metropolitan Museum's annual costume ball (run with an iron fist by Vogue editor Anna Wintour).

Poor Carly. Outside of her family and friends, who on earth wants her in the White House? Her resume, which she has the chutzpah to tout, includes ruining Hewlett Packard, a firm that was once the gold standard for tech company class. She ran for a US senate seat in California and got knocked out by Barbara Boxer. Fiorina has no identifiable base, little financial muscle, no pertinent or useful policy ideas. Meanwhile, the comic part of today's event was Fiorina's neglect to secure the carlyfiorina domain name. It didn't take long for someone to snatch it and play a prank on the woman who would be queen.

The Fiorina candidacy is a reminder just how powerful, and intoxicating, ego can be. It's also a wake up call to the nation to consider worthy candidates for the presidency. Let the political entertainers have a ball at the Met's costume ball.