In February, we told you about a bill in California that would mandate all new science textbooks in the public schools include details about climate change. The state senate had just approved the legislation, and it was headed next to the state assembly. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had little to say about the proposal at the time.

Fast forward to last week, when an assembly-approved bill landed on the Governator's desk, at which point Arnold promply vetoed the legislation. This doesn't sound like the governor we've grown to love and admire.

What gives? Schwarzenegger told the San Jose Mercury-News that while he supports educating students about climate change, he is opposed to educational mandates from the State House. "I continue to believe that the state should refrain from being overly prescriptive in specific school curriculum, beyond establishing rigorous academic standards," he said.

Democratic state Sen. Joe Simitian, who drafted the legislation, said the bill wouldn't dictate what to teach; rather, it would force the state Education Board to decide how the topic would be covered in future curriculum.