Opinion: Austrian Oak, felled: Gubernator’s bed-in can’t keep him from the people’s business

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Breathe easy, California: Even from his sickbed in Saint John’s Health Center, Gov. Schwarzenegger is making sure Cruz Bustamante’s hands don’t get anywhere near the ship of state’s rudder, ever again! His doctor cleared him for duty Tuesday, and now the governor is up-and-at-them, writing with the gubernatorial pen, holding a video conference, oozing enthusiasm for the minutiae of state leadership. You can help out by coming up with captions for these official governor’s office photos:

‘Honey, I forgot to duck.’

There’s been a lot of speculation and japery about the supposed fishiness of a healthy 59-year-old breaking a bone from a standing fall. I wouldn’t wish a broken femur on Thulsa Doom himself, let alone on Conan, so I’ll note that always, there remains the discipline of steel: Arnold’s biceps are still bigger than my thighs (and possibly bigger than his own, if this accident is any indication).

Caption suggestions are welcome in the comments.

Update: Ken Schultz comes through with a caption for the IV-in-the hand shot. The other two pics remain uncaptioned.