Ahnold for Gohvanah

That’s right. . . Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to toss his hat in the ring officially and make a run for California governor, to the surprise of virtually every pundit in the nation.

“The politicians are fiddling, fumbling and failing,” he said. “The man that is failing the people more than anyone is Gray Davis. He is failing them terribly, and this is why he needs to be recalled and this is why I am going to run for governor.”

Schwarzenegger’s advisers had said in recent days that he was leaning against putting his name on the Oct. 7 election ballot because of opposition from his wife, journalist Maria Shriver.

Schwarzenegger told Leno that he’s not afraid of Davis allies attacking him as “a womanizer” or “a terrible person.” “I know that they’re going to throw everything at me,” he said.

Neither the governor’s office nor Davis’ political campaign office immediately returned telephone calls seeking a response to Schwarzenegger’s announcement.

Yeah, probably because they are too busy wetting themselves (or packing) to bother.