The Running Man?
I haven't seen this diaried (maybe everyone has as hard a time believing it as I do) but idiot Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced a Constitutional amendment that would allow foreign-born citizens to hold the highest office in the land. Now, I know what you're thinking...this should be called "The Schwarznegger Amendment." But not so fast!
Sure, Ah-nold himself has previously
weighed in on the issue:
"The governor's indicated he's supportive of the concept," said his press secretary, Margita Thompson. But Schwarzenegger is "100 percent focused on California" and has not thought of running for president, she said.
In a radio interview last month, Schwarzenegger said it was time for a national discussion of the issue.
"This is something that the people of America ought to debate,'' he told syndicated talk-show host Tony Snow on Aug. 12. ``Of course I think that if you have contributed to the country and if people have confidence in you that you should be able to do that, to run for high office."
But Rohrabacher puts to rest the notion that something so crass as
party politics might inform his endeavors.
Here's his explanation (and this is the fun part):
Rohrabacher insists the candidate he really wants to see is a 76-year-old House Democrat from Hungary.
In remarks prepared for the House floor today, Rohrabacher says he believes Tom Lantos should be able to seek the highest office in the land.
The article fails to report whether Rohrabach managed to assert this without giggling out loud.