It has been a long time since I have taken back my unflattering comments about Arnold Schwarzenegger upon becoming the governor of California. Everything he does about global warming confirms my decision. Because he is a Hollywood star - a major one - with a direct line to the electorate, perhaps he does have the cachet needed to short-circuit traditional politics and it's embedded vested interests - like the fossil-fuel industry. He certainly is running counter to the Bush line on global warming and, as we can see by his latest move, he is recruiting like-minded leaders around the world in his campaign to tackle climate change square-on.

Arnold is a truly an actor (L. actor an agent or doer), as in one who ACTS to get things done rather than play with political doubletalk and justify inaction. Fortunately he acts in the best interest of the people and the environment. If only the career politicians would (could) follow his lead...

I think we are lucky he came down on 'our' side.