Schwarzenegger Calls Limbaugh "Irrelevant"
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made nice with Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday, calling in to his radio program a day after he dismissed the conservative host as "irrelevant."
Limbaugh, who a day earlier had accused the governor of abandoning the conservative cause, treated Schwarzenegger cordially. But the two had a back-and-forth discussion over extending health care to illegal immigrants — a sensitive subject throughout the United States.
Schwarzenegger's recent policy moves to cut the greenhouse gases associated with global warming, raise the minimum wage and extend health care to all Californians have angered many conservatives.
Limbaugh said the compromises Schwarzenegger said were necessary "to get things done" were a capitulation to liberals.
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But Limbaugh sounded pleased when Schwarzenegger eased out of the interview, saying he wanted to smoke more cigars with him.
"The key thing is that people should know that you and I, we don't have a fight," Schwarzenegger said.
In an interview aired Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show, Schwarzenegger had said Limbaugh's views were irrelevant to his work in California.
"All irrelevant. Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant," Schwarzenegger said.