Political Wire quotes Dan Walters as claiming that Schwarzenegger’s thinking about running against Boxer in 2010, or perhaps for Feinstein’s seat in 2012.

“Boxer is several notches to the left of California’s political center and has never enjoyed particularly high voter approval ratings, even though she’s won three six-year terms. The Democrats’ newly minted Senate majority will mean that confrontation, a Boxer trait, will dominate Washington with Iraq the chief bone of contention. Her visibility will increase, which means she could either gain or lose ground during the next four years.”

I wonder what he’ll run on? His record as a Republican standing up for Big Business? His record as an environmental “hero” (or villain)? Will he further his triangulation strategy?

I see that Matier and Ross got to this a couple weeks ago, providing a platform for Willie Brown to spout some serious crap:

Termed-out state Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, has already raised the question, and so has former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

The thinking? “His wife is part of the Kennedy clan, and so it would be natural for a glamorous Kennedy star to elevate himself to the U.S. Senate as the next Barack Obama‘’ Brown said. (my emphasis)

Can anyone tell me a single parallel between Schwarzenegger and Obama? Was Obama’s father a member of a neo-nazi party? Has Obama been on camera smoking dope? Steroids? Did Arnie grow up poor in Chicago? What?