Fiorina: Palin Is Qualified for Oval Office, Not Corner Office

Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. McCain campaign economic adviser Carly Fiorina offered a blunt assessment of John McCain ’s running mate, Sarah Palin , when asked if she thought the Alaska governor was qualified to run a major company, such as Hewlett Packard, were Fiorina was once CEO. “No, I don’t,” Fiorina responded . “But you know what, that’s not what she’s running for.” Fiorina made the remarks today on St. Louis’s KTRS Radio to this question: “I want to ask you a question about experience, as somebody who has worked her way up from a secretary to run Hewlett Packard, does Sarah Palin–John McCain obviously thinks she has the experience to become president of the United States–do you think she has the experience to run a major company like Hewlett Packard?” Fiorina did, however, stress Palin’s executive experience compared to Democratic rival Barack Obama . “I find it quite stunning actually that the Barack Obama campaign is ... (link)