Obama's new energy & environment cabinet members

[dpeilow]

Could the Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger become Obama's new energy czar? | Mail Online

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been tipped to become Barack Obama's new energy secretary.

The former movie star is coming to the end of his stint as California governor and could be asked to cross over from the Republican party to serve in Obama's new administration, according to several sources.

So just how much of a damascene conversion has the former Mr "10 Hummers" Schwarzenegger actually had?

[graham]

Arnold could be interesting, I suppose.

This article: Obama’s Secretary of Energy: Who Will Get the Call? : Gas 2.0 mentions Arnold as a possibility, but also Steve Westley:

Westley is currently on the board of Tesla Motors and is a managing partner of the Westley Group, a clean technology company.

If Obama is looking at Schwarzenegger and considering conservatives for the position, I would prefer Anne Korin or James Woolsey.

[doug]

If Obama is looking at Schwarzenegger and considering conservatives for the position, I would prefer Anne Korin or James Woolsey.

I agree. Arnold would be an interesting public figure and advocate, but I'd prefer someone with a more quantitative understanding of the issues. The fact that he's still putting our tax money into hydrogen is a big minus for me.

[vfx]

I agree. Arnold would be an interesting public figure and advocate, but I'd prefer someone with a more quantitative understanding of the issues. The fact that he's still putting our tax money into hydrogen is a big minus for me.

Agreed. It would be a high profile choice for the (R) reason and the Celebrity choice.
I'm told Arnold is a good man and really wants to to the right green thing (with no explanation why with all those Hummers*) but that he is simply parroting the green people he has surrounded himself with.

*My take? He and his crowd is into super macho. Weight lifting macho, cigar smoking macho, Hummer driving Macho. The green? Maria? Trying to please the Hollywood elite? Spielberg and Cruise have made billions too but they all still want to be honored with a statue.

[Chris H.]

Arnie talks the talk, but does not walk the walk. From what I've read, he still commutes (sometimes daily) between L.A. and Sacramento in a private jet. Not exactly green...

[TEG]

talks the talk, but does not walk the walk. From what I've read, he still commutes (sometimes daily) between L.A. and Sacramento in a private jet. Not exactly green...

Well, he isn't the only one we know who commutes up and down the state in a private jet.

[dpeilow]

I'm told Arnold is a good man and really wants to to the right green thing (with no explanation why with all those Hummers*) but that he is simply parroting the green people he has surrounded himself with.

This is what concerns me. If he is prone to simply parroting those around him, what will happen if he ends up in Washington and swarms of lobbyists decend upon him. Business as usual?

[vfx]

Arnie...Not exactly green...

I don't care if he has a thousand lawnmowers running 24/7 in his backyard. As long as he changes policy for the better.

[DDB]

Arnold could be interesting, I suppose.

This article: Obama’s Secretary of Energy: Who Will Get the Call? : Gas 2.0 mentions Arnold as a possibility, but also Steve Westley:



If Obama is looking at Schwarzenegger and considering conservatives for the position, I would prefer Anne Korin or James Woolsey.

Woolsey would be fantastic IMO. Total speculation on my part, but it wouldn't shock me if it was Al Gore...

[Chris H.]

Well, he isn't the only one we know who commutes up and down the state in a private jet.

True, very true...