George Clooney gives up political dreams after filming K Street

[SVZ]

GEORGE CLOONEY has given up on dreams of becoming a politician after spending almost four months in Washington DC filming TV drama K STREET.

The movie star, whose news anchor father NICK is a wannabe US congressman, filmed the critically-acclaimed semi-reality show in the corridors of power and came to the conclusion that politics isn't for him.

He says, "If there was ever a moment when I was entertaining the idea, spending three and a half months in DC tells you everything you need to know about why you would never go into politics.

"There are so many compromises that go into anything that's important. I understand the process; I know that, in order to get an appropriations bill through, you have to make a deal.

"(Anyway), I have slept with too many, drunk too many, and I've swallowed the bong water. I'd have to run on the `Yeah, I did it' ticket."

Clooney respects pal ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER's decision to become the Governor of California, although he's fervently opposed to his politics - but he'd never run against him.

He adds, "I disagree with him politically and voted against him, but I don't know how you solve California's many problems, I think the state needs a real shake-up."

28/01/2006 09:32

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[ourmaninBusan]

You don't need another political apostle like Clooney, who kinda-sorta-
might like to run for politics someday. You need someone with Bush's
focus, who's been planning this for years -- presumably he even
waited for various conservative judges to be appointed so that
if elections were inconclusive, they'd find in his favor.

(To say nothing of the contributions of Turd Blossom, Karl Rove...)

[panda]

"(Anyway), I have slept with too many, drunk too many, and I've swallowed the bong water. I'd have to run on the `Yeah, I did it' ticket."

I love George!