STAR BILLING it’s not: it’s page 102 of the December edition of Men’s Journal magazine, to be exact, where Arnold Schwarzenegger expounds on life and politics. California’s governor admits that he’s gained a girlymanish eight pounds since moving to Sacramento three years ago. Otherwise, the interview is notable for what it doesn’t perpetuate: namely, a growing myth that Arnold’s brand of bipartisanship can work in Washington.

In the aftermath of last week’s election, the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal (and a ream of newspapers inside the Golden State) all have suggested that the Schwarzenegger script for success–a Republican governor who overcame adversity by admitting humility and working with a Democratic legislature–is a model for the Bush White House and the Pelosi-led Congress to emulate.