Arnold Schwarzenegger's hits and misses

By Patrick Day, Todd Martens
and Jevon Phillips
Times Staff Writers

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's term in office has seen just as many triumphs and failures as his entertainment career. As we approach another strike deadline, raising Californians' awareness of the state's reliance and relationship with Hollywood, we take a look at a few of the hits and misses of Schwarzenegger's Sacramento and Hollywood lives.

MISS: Hollywood separation

He tried to reform California's government, but has Schwarzenegger forgotten his roots? The Hollywood guilds were, wait, are in disarray, with the WGA strike costing the economy billions of dollars, and a possible SAG strike that could be even more devastating.

His 'hands-off' approach has definitely been noticed, starting with the whole runaway production issue. Millions of dollars have left the borders, and not a lot was done to either keep it or bring in more. The rest of the world is catching up, but Schwarzenegger has done a lot to push away the Hollywood image and probably doesn't want to re-associate.

He may not be straddling the fence, not having done a movie since being in office, but the problem is that he's used enough of his movie puns to keep his past in the spotlight. How about this for a slogan, governor: "California: Come with me if you want to film!"