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Arnold thinks Palin will be ready by inauguration
Ben Smith's Blog —
Another unhelpful Republican governor says she's sure Palin will be ready to be president by January 21.
Exchange of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), a strong supporter of Sen. John McCain, told CNN's Campbell Brown that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't quite ready to be commander in chief. BROWN: Do you think she's qualified to be president? SCHWARZENEGGER: I think that she will get to be qualified. BROWN: She will get there? What do you mean? She's not ready yet? SCHWARZENEGGER: By the time that she is sworn in I think she will be ready.
Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks diplomatically about Sarah Palin
Top of the Ticket —
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cedes little to Colin Powell when it comes to assessing Sarah Palin’s qualifications to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
In a CNN interview tonight, Schwarzenegger, asked about fellow Republican Gov. Palin, had this exchange with Campbell Brown, a snippet of which is being used as a promo.
BROWN: Do you think she’s qualified to be president?
SCHWARZENEGGER: I think that she will get to be qualified.
BROWN: She will get there? What do you mean? She’s not ready ...
Schwarzenegger strays from the script
Political Animal —
SCHWARZENEGGER STRAYS FROM THE SCRIPT.... Yesterday, John McCain chatted with Don Imus, and expressed frustration about Republicans who've questioned Sarah Palin's credentials. " What's their problem? " McCain asked. "I think she is the most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president," McCain added. "I'm amazed. I'm amazed." McCain's amazement notwithstanding, he's right about one thing -- a lot of Republicans are very concerned about the idea of putting Palin one 72-year-old heartbeat from the presidency. Apparently, even California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) still needs some convincing. The McCain campaign convinced ...
Governator: Palin’s Not Qualified
Matthew Yglesias —
I don’t think he’s going to be endorsing her 2012 campaign:
It’s really too bad that Schwarzenegger can’t run himself. Presumably, he’d be insufficiently right-wing to win, but he does rate very high on the awesome scale and the “natural born citizen” rule is absurd and unfair. Last but by no means least, a Schwarzenegger administration would bring us one step closer to the dystopian vision of Demolition Man. ...
