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Schwarzenegger says he's done with acting for now
By Kevin Yamamura - kyamamura@sacbee.com
Last Updated 3:38 pm PDT Monday, July 14, 2008
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is "through with the acting" for now and remains committed to being a public servant, possibly even in a future role as "energy and environment czar" for Barack Obama should the Illinois senator become president, according to an ABC News interview that aired Sunday.
The Republican governor has endorsed GOP candidate John McCain and praised him in the interview for his bipartisan cooperation and for his policies on the environment and Iraq. But Schwarzenegger did not rule out working for Obama as energy and environment czar when the governor was asked about speculation that he could serve in the Democrat's future Cabinet.
"I don't think about taking on a national role because there are so many challenges we have here in California," Schwarzenegger said. "It's a hypothetical. I am always ready to help in any way I can, the United States. Because as you know, I've committed myself to being a public servant … so this is my time now. I'm through with the acting and all of those things that I have done, the bodybuilding, even though I love all of those things still."
Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the governor plans to serve out his term and was discussing his options once he leaves office in January 2011. Schwarzenegger said regardless of what he does in the future, he plans to promote environmental causes and clean energy.
"No matter if I have this position or not, I will be traveling around the world and I will be promoting the energy (independence), renewables, solar, windmills and all of those kinds of things, protecting the environment, protecting our oceans."
In the same interview Schwarzenegger rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming, suggesting it is "much better" that Bush decided last week not to regulate greenhouse gases for the rest of his term because to do so now would be insincere.
"Well, to be honest with you, if they would have done something this year, I would have thought it was bogus anyway," Schwarzenegger said. "… Because you don't change global warming and you don't really have an effect by doing something six months before you leave office."
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