Just the other day, I won an auction on eBay, purchasing the Lil’ Lion Elite costume for my son, Matthew, who will be celebrating his second Halloween this year.
As I was completing this transaction on the world’s largest internet auction site, I had three thoughts. The first was that I was thrilled that someone didn’t come along in the final seconds of the auction and beat my offer. The second was that my wife would be thrilled that I "got" the costume. And lastly, it made me realize I hadn’t really given much coverage here on the 
FlashReport to the rising GOP phenomenon of Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay who now has such a high profile within the GOP that the party’s nominee for President, Senator McCain, mentioned her specifically as a potential pick to serve as Treasury Secretary should he be elected.
Of course, McCain’s mid-debate reference to Whitman can be attributed to the very visible and significant role that she is playing in the campaign Arizona’s senior Senator. Whitman is a National Co-Chairman of the Presidential campaign. Whitman was even a speaker at the Republican National Convention! (See the photo below)
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