Davis shows Arnold the ropes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger met Thursday with the man he'll be replacing and said in a joint news conference that they were working well together and had started "a great relationship."\nThe Republican actor said there were no hard feelings between himself and Democratic Gov. Gray Davis lingering from the state's historic recall election.\n"He kept his promise," Schwarzenegger said. "Every day we are working with his office, and they have been really fantastic to work with. So, I think we can continue having a great relationship here and a working relationship."\nSchwarzenegger also was scheduled to meet Thursday with each of the statewide office holders -- including recall election opponent Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante. On Wednesday, he paid personal visits to top Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature, describing the talks as "relationship building" sessions.\nOn Thursday, after a brief meeting in the governor's Cabinet room, Davis said his main advice to Schwarzenegger that he was willing to share publicly was something his wife had told him: "Just enjoy every moment. This is the best job you'll ever have. Even on the bad days, enjoy it."\nDavis said he would "do my very best to help Gov.-elect Schwarzenegger be a success, because I love this state."\nHe said that once he leaves office, he will try to find ways to champion some of the same causes he championed in Sacramento, though he did not elaborate.\nNo date has been formally announced for Schwarzenegger to be sworn in as governor, but he is widely expected to take office shortly after Nov. 15, the last day for the secretary of state to certify results of the Oct. 7 election in which Davis was ousted and Schwarzenegger was chosen as his successor.\nDuring his first official visit to the Capitol on Wednesday, Schwarzenegger pledged "action, action, action, action" in his administration. He picked a chief of staff, Patricia Clarey, and announced plans to call legislators back in a special session.\nClarey, 50, was a deputy chief of staff for former Gov. Pete Wilson in the mid-1990s, and previously worked in Washington, D.C., under Presidents Reagan and George W. Bush.\n"She has a very good understanding of how the governor's office works," said Rob Stutzman, a spokesman for Schwarzenegger's transition team.\nAfter the meetings Wednesday, Schwarzenegger joked with Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, and clapped his arm around Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson's shoulder. But there were indications the friendly mood could change quickly when actual legislative work began.\n"We're going to give him the benefit of the doubt, and on things that we disagree with him on, we're going to fight tenaciously," Wesson, D-Culver City, told the Los Angeles Times.\nThe special legislative session Schwarzenegger plans to call is expected to deal with workers' compensation reform and repealing legislation recently signed by Davis to grant drivers' licenses to undocumented immigrants. Other possible topics would be political reform and budget issues, Stutzman said.