Guvernator Aims to Terminate Partisan Politics

ABC News’ Matthew Zavala Reports: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., called for bipartisan peace between Republicans and Democrats during a Monday speech in Washington, DC.

Addressing the National Press Club, the actor turned politician called on both parties to put aside their differences and begin working together saying, "The left and the right don’t have a monopoly on conscience. You can be centrist and be principled. You can seek a consensus and retain your convictions."

Schwarzenegger discussed the issues he would like to seek bipartisan support on with the California state legislature such as the environment, health care, and prison reform, asking rhetorically, "How come Republicans and Democrats out here don’t schmooze with each other?"

California’s Governor also spoke with President Bush as part of his visit to the nation’s capital for the National Governors Association meeting and asked the President for help with his health care plan in California.

"The only way we can solve our health care problem is by having the help of the federal government," said Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger proposed that if California is successful in getting the federal government’s assistance in reforming its health care plan, it could serve as a model for the rest of the nation.

"If our state is successful in reforming a broken health care system then all the other states will follow and will reform their own and the federal government will not have to get involved," the actor-turned governor declared.