Posted on 12/20/2010 1:45:45 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Arnold Schwarzenegger indicates he would accept position in Obama administration
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the outgoing Republican Governor of California, has indicated he would accept a position as an "energy tsar" in President Barack Obama's Democratic administration.
Mr Schwarzenegger suggested he would like to go to Washington and influence national policy on clean energy use, and promote environmentalism.
The former Hollywood action star has until now refused to disclose what he plans to do after he leaves office next month.
Giving his first indication of what direction he wants to pursue however, Mr Schwarzenegger said he was a "very big believer in environmental issues" and wanted to build, at the national level, on legislation he enacted in California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mr Schwarzenegger suggested he was an ideal person to appeal to the American public at large on environmental issues because of his "celebrity power, knowledge and experience."
He added that energy consumers were more likely to listen to him about the need for reform because he would not be seen as a radical, adding: "People are very receptive when I talk about these things because I'm a Hummer driver not a tree-hugger."
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After his track record in Ca,he should qualify..OMG!
arneee sure is sounding like a desperate beggar isn’t he? Imagine going from terminator to beggar. Somehow you’ve lost your stature arneee.
He already is an unpaid spokes-idiot for Obama. Why would Obama start paying him?
Obama needs a pooper scooper for his dog. Arnold is qualified.
Honestly, I don’t know if I can think of any other politician that has disappointed more than Arnold. Crist, maybe?
Granted he was a blank slate when he came out, but said some kinda ballsy things at the time. And then folded like a cheap card table.
Yes, I think Arnold would fit right in with the Won’s cabinet.
Man whore. STUPID man whore.
Maybe Arnold and Al Gore can mud wrestle together. Call themselves the “Flab and Blubber” show.
Didn’t Carter have an energy czar (prior to the Department of Energy)? If we have a Secretary of Energy, why do we need an energy czar?
Arnold has the “disease”, that love of political office that seems to infect the most minor office holder and can be fatal in higher office.
Having held office he will forever wear the title “Governor” no matter his record.
Could have fooled me- I thought he already was working for Zero.
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