The governor? 'A colorful and opinionated leader,' White House says
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was sharply critical of President Bush's global warming policy in an interview on ABC's "This Week" last Sunday. All you need to know is that he used the word "bogus" in talking about it.
But there were the president and governor this afternoon in Redding, Calif., reviewing the federal and state efforts to fight wildfires there and elsewhere in the state.
On the flight to California, deputy White House press secretary Scott Stanzel was asked about the relationship of the two Republicans.
His response:
Governor Schwarzenegger is a colorful and opinionated leader who is not shy about voicing his opinions, and we may have different approaches on issues of climate change. That's an issue where the President has really led through the major economies process. And we've had different opinions about how we address those issues, but here we're all coming together. There's Republicans and Democrats on this plane who are working together to make sure we address the needs of the people of California.
-- James Gerstenzang
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