Granted, I know no one who reads Calitics with any sort of regularity would support Fiorina. Her voting record is abysmal. SFGate points out that Fiorina voting average is 1 in 4 elections. She voted in 5 of 18 elections. Hey! That’s better than Dick Cheney’s voting record! Whoo!

But that’s not really what I wanted to highlight. In reading her website, I ran across this gem from Steve Forbes:

Fiorina’s emergence on the political stage has revived debate over her HP legacy and created a backlash against the candidate by some high-tech workers. But Fiorina’s controversial tenure may make her more ready for politics than many other CEOs, who are often insulated from daily criticism, said Steve Forbes, the media magnate and two-time presidential candidate.

“She knows the treachery of internal politics from an entrenched circle,” he said.

It’s from an LA Times article: An ousted pioneer explores a new trail.

What’s that Steve? That article’s from last year you say? You’d like to modify those remarks?

Here’s Steve Forbes in an interview he’s done to promote his new book.

Q&A With Steve Forbes.

It’s not a very big quote, but it does raise questions about her decision making abilities.

So there’s real artistry involved, when to push, when to change, when to go along with what the people expect or particular cultures. And you see it all the time. Lou Gerstner goes into IBM  ( IBM –  news  –  people ), and he’s from American Express  ( AXP –  news  –  people ), to save a company on the verge of bankruptcy, very insular culture. How do you cope? Carly Fiorina goes into HP, does not cope as well. Not from a lack of ability but from a lack in the Xenophon sense of how you have the right antenna of knowing when to push and when to adjust to a culture.

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Sounds, to me at least, that Steve Forbes doesn’t really think that Fiorina’s got any sort of admirable decision making skills.

And she’s considering running against Barbara Boxer? I think I’ve sprained my ribs from laughing so hard.

I think I tend to agree more with Portfolio’s assessment of Carly Fiorina:

Carly Fiorina

A consummate self-promoter, Fiorina was busy pontificating on the lecture circuit and posing for magazine covers while her company floundered. She paid herself handsome bonuses and perks while laying off thousands of employees to cut costs. The merger Fiorina orchestrated with Compaq in 2002 was widely seen as a failure. She was ousted in 2005.

THE STAT: HP stock lost half its value during Fiorina’s tenure.

20 Worst CEOs

Let her waste her fortune on an unsuccessful run. We’ll just continue to highlight her record.