California's Governor is Cooler Than Yours

Everybody needs to relax.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is under fire from (insert groups with no real purpose here) for wielding a huge knife in a video he posted on Twitter to thank California's citizens for coming up with ideas to slash the budget. To be fair, I have no idea why he's using Twitter to post videos. I think politicians using Twitter is silly, but that's neither here nor there. The fact of the matter is, Californians should be reveling in the fact that their head of state is cool enough to hold a knife while talking about slashing budgets.

Your governor's outside interests could be much worse, just ask anyone from South Carolina or New York. Yes, I went there.

Schwarzenegger has been a left-of-the-norm governor since the day he took office. From calling Democrats "economic girly men" to hoisting the Stanley Cup over his head when the Anaheim Ducks won it in 2007, "The Gubernator" has always done things a little differently. So now that he's slinging a blade around in a Twitter video, should we be that surprised? Absolutely not. And is it a big deal? Absolutely not. I wish Bev Perdue, my fearless governor, would show a fraction of the personality of Arnold. Instead, she rambles on in her speeches and makes you think that the government is in the hands of somebody who'd stab herself if she tried to wield a knife as big as Arnold's.

So, California, please quit worrying about Schwarzenegger's quirks. He's personable, hard-working, and has done a good job despite the huge problems that have surfaced during his term. I could think of a lot worse things for your governor to be doing on video than holding a knife for some unknown reason. Just ask the citizens of Washington, D.C.

Besides, some areas of California are pretty rough these days. He's probably just warning the miscreants not to mess with him when he's out amongst the people.

~~ Lank