MOM'S ADVICE -- IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL

My mother always told me, "Do not do anything that you do not want to see on the front page of the newspaper."

Mom could, but would not, tell you that I REALLY IGNORED her advice. However, I decided early on that I did not like the "living in a fishbowl" aspect of politics.

Now we have "NannyGate". Meg Whitman "did not know" that her nanny, housekeeper, errand runner, was illegal. Whitman says that the nanny gave her the correct documents showing that she was legal. Of course, the regular letters from the Social Security Administration regarding the fake social security number should have been A CLUE.

It is always fun to catch someone in a "do as I say, not as I do" situation.

I think that it is just one more indication that Whitman is an amateur when California really needs a pro.

I know you all have fun insulting politicians. But who would YOU bet on, the golf amateur or the golf pro?