06 October 2003

Tomorrow, registered voters in California (who probably do not outnumber registered voters in Chicago—Chicago has a lot more graveyards) can demonstrate to the rest of the country that its opinion of California is correct. "Governor [Ben] Richards," anyone? "Governor Terminator" is just too obvious, and "Governor Conan" treads a little bit too close to the various accusations that have been made concerning Ahnold's conduct.

   Sorry, Ahnold, but I still have ethical qualms about someone who ostentatiously continued to smoke cigars while chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness. You didn't even claim you were trying to quit…