California Insider

Schwarzenegger's likeness will soon appear on a postage stamp -- in his native Austria.

The latest Schwarzenegger road show to pressure the Legislature on the budget begins today in Long Beach and is scheduled for Ontario on Saturday and Stockton on Sunday.

Here's another story saying Schwarzenegger might start taking campaign contributions from Indian tribes, breaking the pledge he made during last year's campaign. Supposedly, he needs to take money from some of the tribes that are now his allies to help fight two measures on the November ballot that would expand gambling and undermine the compacts he recently signed with five tribes. But why does Schwarzenegger have to personally raise and control that money? Wouldn't he better off simply serving as the spokesman for the campaign, making public appearances, even having input into the strategy, while others take responsibility for raising and spending the money? After the huge issue he made of his oponents taking Indian money last year, Schwarzenegger would deal a major blow to his own credibility if he were to now do the same.