Whitman's Fundraising Tour Offers Telling Glimpse of CA's Future

Meg WhitmanMeg Whitman, who has poured millions -- $59 million so far -- into her ongoing quest to become California's next Governor, has finished up her latest whirlwind round of fund raising tours surrounded by a revealing who's who of questionable GOP sponsors and a small group of protesters.

To get an idea of what a Meg Whitman Governorship would look like, all you need to do is look at the people who appeared with her during her final fund raising event: Mitt RomneyMitt Romney, Jeb Bush, John McCainJohn McCain, and former Secretary of State George Shultz, and the reality is tellingly clear.

Mitt Romney was Meg Whitman's mentor, which also speaks volumes as to what CA would have to look forward to. Whitman was reportedly joined by Romney at a donor-only luncheon in Sacramento, where tickets started at $1,000 and went up to $25,900.

Whitman's Strategy to Buy Governorship Includes Spending Whatever it Takes

Romney, McCain, Bush and Shultz were with Whitman when she ended her week long tour later that evening in Redwood City. About 100 protesters organized by the CA Nurses Association were at both events.

The CA Nurses Association says that billionaire candidate, who has already poured record amounts of her own money into her campaign, wants to buy her way into office and crown herself queen of California. Whitman has already indicated that she's willing to spend $150 million of her own money on her campaign.

Whitman's strategy to win the governor's race involves spending whatever it takes and is 'trying to run a smart, strategic campaign.' At a GOP convention, she argued that she was the only Republican with the resources to win in California where Democrats have a 14-point registration edge.

Attorney General Jerry BrownJerry Brown, the presumed Democratic nominee, is supported by the nurses union and other labor groups. Independent groups and labor unions play a large part in funding Brown's campaign.

Cutting Tens of Thousands of Jobs to Put Californians Back to Work

The protesters disagree with some of Whitman's plans should she become Governor, including cutting 40,000 state jobs. Some have been turned off by Whitman's spending so far in the campaign, which started months ago -- serving, according to some, as another example of the stratification of American society in which the rich accumulate more wealth while the middle class shrinks and the ranks of the poor grow -- and her constant television presence.

Whitman also plans to work with UC or California State University systems to look for ways to cut the support and administrative staffs, but claims her eBay experience working with small businesses and her primary focus would be on putting Californians back to work. Some may find it a little ironic, wanting to lay off several thousand state workers and workers in the University systems, but wanting to focus on putting Californians back to work.

Whitman faces a June 8 Republican primary against CA Insurance Commissioner Steve PoiznerSteve Poizner.

Whitman's Spending Expected to Set a Record

Unions are stepping up their fund raising and media efforts on behalf of Brown in anticipation of Whitman's spending, which is expected to set a record.

Whitman's fundraising tour included an Irvine event in which she was reportedly joined by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice and an event Thursday with Romney in Beverly Hills. Romney was credited by Whitman as sparking her interest in politics. Whitman served on McCain's election campaign in 2008.

As mentioned above, one could easily objurgate the political riffraff appearing with Whitman, but that's a whole other article. Whitman's ties to Goldman Sachs and the people sponsoring her at her fundraisers are indicative of California's future and raises a lot of red flags. Is this what California needs?