#77: guv'nator v hammer

Schwarzenegger was on PBS' Charlie Rose Show. Despite all the stereotypical lampooning of the Governator that many (including me) have indulged in, I was quite won over by his candour and humility. Plus he answered the questions. What a contrast to Rumsfeld who would "redefine" the questions and then respond to that which bore no resemblance to the original, or to the chief who never admits to a wrong decision, to the possibility of learning from others, or to the merits of an opposing view.

This may be his Hollywood glibness (like the Gipper before him). But at least he has ideas and a vision (making environmentalism "sexy") and is defying the divisiveness of entrenched political forces to serve a purpose and not an ideology. So unlike a person making a living in politics.

Tom Delay was on the same show last night. For him political malaise is just an elaborate left-wing liberal conspiracy bought by the leftist media. One highlight was his suggestion to prevent another Virginia Tech massacre: abolish gun control (aka everyone permitted to possess concealed weapons). That apparently would have deterred the assailant, or someone could have retaliated in self-defense. Just imagine this sight .... a classroom in crossfire, a vigilante society and everyone with means to terminate life at the fingertips. How enlightened!