Election 2008

According to Politico, John McCain's short list for vice president includes three women, of whom the most talked about is former CEO of HP Carly Fiorina. Currently, she's often seen campaigning with him, and serves as one of McCain's economic advisers, or so he tells Cindy.

Is Carly willing to do what it takes to be the Republican VP nominee? It's unclear, though anybody who once laid off 7,000 people is probably not going to have a problem claiming to have seen Obama kneeling towards Mecca.

We've got the full breakdown on Fiorina...

Age: 53

Astrological sign: Virgo

Quick bio:

• 1999: Becomes CEO of Hewlett-Packard.


• 1999: Hewlett-Packard doing well.


• 2002: Decides to merge Hewlett-Packard with Compaq.


• 2002-2005: Hewlett-Packard does not do well.


• 2005: Gets fired, receives $21 million in severance.


• 2005-present: Hewlett Packard does well.

A-hole factor (1-10): 7

Vibe: Woman

RGI (Regular Guyness Index): -6

• Father, professor: -3


• Mother, artist: -2


• Educated at Stanford: -3


• Terrible at business: +3


• Vagina owner: -2


• Silly name: +1

Pro: At 53, young enough to be McCain's daughter.

Con: Reminds you that McCain is old enough to have a 53-year-old daughter.

Pro: Can bring in the failed, overcompensated CEO vote.

Con: They're all Republicans already.

Pro: Unlike McCain, knows how to run a computer.

Con: Ran a computer company into the ground.

Pro: Seen as a successful woman.

Con: Would thus be despised by Maureen Dowd.

Pro: Memorable name.

Con: Likelihood of American's wanting a president named "Carly," very low.

How Bangable by Opposite Sex (1-10): 7.

How Bangable by Same Sex (1-10): 7.

Most likely scandal:

Long sessions in Oval Office lead to speculation; White House claims Vice President Fiorina is only teaching McCain how to use a mouse. Cindy has lawyers tighten pre-nup.

Odds of being chosen: 8 - 1.

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