<p>GRAZ, Austria -- Those of us from his hometown here who have known Arnold Schwarzenegger a long time -- indeed consider him a friend -- never had any doubt that he could win the California election to become governor.</p>
<p>First, America is the land of immigrants: Where else but in America could an immigrant, a former bodybuilder turned Hollywood star, become governor? Second, as we know well, the word that defines Arnold is "discipline"; what he sets his mind to he gets. He would not be derailed by the lies that were told about him or by those dismissive of his abilities.</p>