Mercury News editorial: Vote Boxer for another term

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http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_16352956

Incumbent Barbara Boxer is the U.S. Senate candidate who will best represent Silicon Valley.

Don't take our word for it. Ask Cisco CEO John Chambers, the vocal Republican who co-chaired John McCain's 2008 presidential run. He backs Boxer over Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO who served for a time as McCain's chief economic adviser.

Fiorina has valley support as well. But if Boxer were as unfriendly to business as Fiorina makes her out to be, she wouldn't have the backing of Chambers or other valley heavyweights such as Google CEO Eric Schmidt, venture capitalist John Doerr and eBay CEO John Donahoe.

Boxer is not the most collaborative senator, but her tech credentials are impeccable. Since taking office in 1993, she's had the valley's back on legislation on expensing stock options, H-1B visas and promoting cleantech and green jobs, among many other issues. Because of this, and because she comes closer to reflecting the overall values of the Bay Area than Fiorina, we recommend her for another term.

[Booster]

1. Thanks for posting this. Sent to all my CA friends.

[Scurrilous]

2. K & R

:thumbsup:

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3. Silicon Valley can't be too impressed by Carly's

antiscience views. Views which are very odd for a CEO of a formerly great company, in fact.