Fiorina paints picture of McCain results in 2013

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina at the Republican National Convention: Getty Images PhotoST. PAUL, Minn. - Carly Fiorina drew a picture of what the United States would look like at the end of a theoretical first term for U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) as president, in keeping with a thread flowing through the night of a Republican ticket promising better economic times.

Fiorina, former CEO of high-tech giant Hewlett-Packard, presented the choice before voters on Nov. 4 as a question to ask at a crossroads, and said that choosing the Democratic ticket of U.S. Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Joe Biden (D-Del.) was a path to less personal choice and more government bureaucracy.

By contrast, she said to attendees at the Republican National Convention, the McCain/Sarah Palin ticket suggests a love of country and desire to work with the other party.

"We must elect a leader with the courage and resolve to do the tough things and the character and wisdom to do the right things," said Fiorina, co-chair of McCain's Victory 2008 campaign. "That man is John McCain."

Like fellow co-chair and California resident Meg Whitman, Fiorina emphasized that McCain would simplify tax laws, make the nation energy independent and reward innovation and entrepreneurship - results that will be visible in 2013, she said.

Fiorina, a rumored California gubernatorial candidate in two years, also said McCain would review government agencies top to bottom, and put the results on the Internet.

She explained why she supported McCain as president as a woman, Republican, business leader and American.

"He will do the tough things, and he will do the right things," she said. "He is the choice we must make for the next generation."