...I've long had the feeling that
Maria Shriver has never been totally comfortable with Arnold being in public office. I don't know if she's uncomfortable with being a Republican's wife or afraid of the threats of public office, given the history of the Kennedy family.
The Los Angeles Times looks at an interview that Shriver did with Oprah. In the interview when Shriver was asked about Arnold running, she repeated how she wanted Arnold "to come home"...
California First Lady Maria Shriver said Friday that she would prefer Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger not run for president.
"I want him back home, actually," Shriver said on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" when asked about the possibility of Schwarzenegger's running for the top office if the U.S. Constitution allowed it.
Shriver and Schwarzenegger will celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary April 26. The governor spends three or four days a week in Sacramento, where his campaign rents a suite at the Hyatt Hotel, while Shriver and their four children live in Brentwood...
...In the interview with Winfrey, one of her closest friends, Shriver repeated several times that she would like Schwarzenegger to return home.
"I think while I was always raised to believe that public service is the most noble calling, it's all-encompassing," Shriver said. "And it's tough if you have young children. And it's a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week job. I want him home."
Shriver's comments raised questions about whether she was encouraging her husband not to seek reelection in 2006. The Republican governor already has opened an account to raise money for a reelection campaign, but he does not have to formally decide for several months...
