Arnold to pass on GOP governor's meeting

Is Arnold snubbing Newt?

Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's politically ambidextrous governor, is planning to skip a Republican Governors Association meeting in his home state next Thursday when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is scheduled to moderate a discussion of "government transformation." Associated Press in the Mercury News.

It's a 75-mile trip from his Los Angeles home to an Orange County resort where the meeting is being held.

Schwarzenegger "is proud that RGA chose California for this meeting," said spokesman Adam Mendelsohn. "Unfortunately, his work as governor will not allow him to participate in every event."