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Schwarzenegger For President? |
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Written by Christopher Weber
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
In a sprawling interview with 60 Minutes
last night, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped a
not-so-subtle hint to Republicans: get busy changing the Constitution
because Ahnold has his eyes on the White House. Asked by Scott Pelley
if he'd like to be president, Schwarzenegger responded in no uncertain
terms:
"Yeah, absolutely," Schwarzenegger
acknowledged. "I think that I am always a person that looks for the
next big goal. And I love challenges. I always set goals that are so
high, that are almost impossible to achieve. Because then, you're
always hungry for climbing and climbing. Because it's always
interesting. The climb is always interesting. When you get there you
just have to pick another goal."
Schwarzenegger
was, of course, not born in the U.S.A. so it would take some rule
changing before he's able to launch a presidential bid. I'm sure
Californians, myself included, would like to see the governor make good
on his campaign promise to chip away at the Golden State's epic budget
shortfall before he starts looking for a promotion.
In the CBS interview, Schwarzenegger discussed California's financial
straits -- as well as his bold, decidedly non-Republican environmental
policies, and even cheating at weightlifting
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