Meg Whitman — 'Grand Jury'

I love the guys at Power Line, but this passage at their entry this morning really caught my attention:

I talked yesterday with a Minnesotan who recently attended a fundraiser for Meg Whitman, Brown's opponent in the race to be California's governor. He was blown away by Whitman's command of the issues and her commitment to get California's economy and educational system back on the track through free-market policies. A strong America needs a strong California.

Well, I haven't attended a fundraiser for Meg Whitman, but she sure talks the talk:

And I love her new radio ad buy (listen here):

Announcer: Meg Whitman takes a stand on stopping wasteful spending.



Meg Whitman: Everybody talks about waste, fraud and abuse in state government, but I have a plan to actually do something about it.



The Legislative Analyst's Office found that the Department of Education had 150 staffers working on programs it no longer administers.



Caltrans spent more than $3.4 million on one rest stop on I-80.



Welfare recipients were caught using cash benefit ATM cards in gambling casinos.



There are billions of dollars of fraud in Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services and welfare alone. Enough is enough.



As governor, I will empanel a statewide Grand Jury of civic-minded Californians to go after waste, fraud and abuse.



This grand jury will have the power to indict and investigate at every level of the government.



The message will be very clear: If you're caught robbing the taxpayers, you'll go to jail.



That's my stand. What's yours?



Let me know at www.MegWhitman.com.



Announcer: Paid for by Meg Whitman for Governor 2010.

But I'm still not sold. I don't want to waste my vote, and I can see myself holding my nose and pulling the lever for Whitman, but I don't know if I'll be able to forgive myself in the morning: