Schwarzenegger ready to power Bush campaign [View All]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to put his muscle and Hollywood savvy behind President George W. Bush's re-election campaign as long as it does not distract him too much from his job. The bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-Republican governor told the New York Times, in an interview, that he expected to be offered a prominent role at the Republican National Convention late August in New York.

"Whether I'm speaking, I'll leave that up to them," he said. "If they're smart, they'll have me obviously in prime time."

Once the convention is over, however, Schwarzenegger made it clear he would go back to his business of being governor so as not to offend Democratic-friendly California. He said he would have no problem in appearing with Bush when he comes to California, but that outside the state he was off limits.

"If I start flying around and not spending time here, it could backfire big time," he said, adding that Californians elected him to be their full-time governor and that he was not going to risk his standing by devoting himself to national politics.

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