Wednesday, August 13, 2003 :::
Candidate Schwarzenegger Taps Buffett as Economic AdvisorActor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the leading Republican candidate for governor of California, has signed up investing legend Warren Buffett as an economic advisor.Mr. Schwarzenegger signed up Mr. Buffett, a longtime friend, after a round of personal wooing in recent days, two people familiar close to the Schwarzenegger campaign said. Both Mr. Buffett, the billionaire chief executive of Berkshire- Hathaway Inc., and the Schwarzenegger campaign had no immediate comment. The campaign says it is planning an announcement of interest to the financial community. Okay, so, uh, hm. Now, Buffett is a Democrat (unlike the rest of his family); I guess I'll put that out for starters. Not that Arnold has shown himself to be a hyperconservative fiscally. This could well produce policy reminiscent of Clinton's. I'd certainly expect tax hikes on the rich.When I saw the headline I thought Jimmy Buffett. Seriously. Fascinating thing about blogs, how one can be at a loss for words and go on anyway.
::: posted by dWj at 4:32 PM
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