Posted on 02/14/2007 8:02:33 AM PST by SmithL
. . . The Kennedy factor: California first lady Maria Shriver delivered the governor's weekly radio address Saturday -- an unusual and possibly unprecedented act that has capital insiders speculating about whether she may be auditioning for something bigger.
Shriver's three-minute radio address wasn't exactly a barn burner. The topic was why California's working poor should take advantage of the federal earned-income tax credit.
But Shriver has been playing a bigger role in her husband's administration in other ways. She was said to be front and center in picking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest team of political advisers and in shaping his "post-partisan" agenda.
And she has taken on some high-profile causes of her own, including launching the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento and hosting an annual women's conference.
So, is John F. Kennedy's niece considering a future run -- maybe even succeeding her action hero husband as governor?
Shriver's chief of staff, Daniel Zingale, said he's tried repeatedly to interest her in running for office, but she shows no interest.
"She played a huge role in Arnold finding his legacy and footing as governor," Zingale said. "But she's not interested in that job at all herself -- much to my chagrin."
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This is getting beyond ridiculous.
Can, "Chelsea for ( Fill in the Blank )" be far off?
Of course if a perverted form of political nepotism has to be practiced, best it be in Californicate.
...than my neck of the woods.
Slogan: She's actually less liberal than her husband...
Heck she's governor now, she's had Arnie's pair in her purse ever since he lost those referendums.
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