BARBRA STREISAND - STREISAND: 'ARNIE AND I ARE PALS'

Democrat diva BARBRA STREISAND insists she's a close friend of Republican politician ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER - even though she's against his race to become Governor of California.

The unlikely twosome have become firm pals after spending years in the movie business, and are always happy to talk through their political differences.

But the PEOPLE singer stops short of standing behind the TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES star in his political quest.

She says, "I have dinner with him. We have a great time together. We enjoy each other enormously. We get into our political differences, and then we just laugh."