Which Celebrity Does Dragon Tattoo Star Daniel Craig Think Would Make a Good Politician?

Current 007 sounds off on Tinseltown's flirtation with politics and which thesp would make a good candidate

By Josh Grossberg Dec 29, 2011 4:00 PMTags
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If there's one thing Daniel Craig isn't a fan of, it's hobnobbing with politicians.

In a sit-down with Men's Journal, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star discussed his distaste for celebrities who get political without having the knowledge to back them up. But he did express admiration for a certain Hollywood star whom he feels has the right stuff for higher office.

So who's got the 43-year-old Craig's endorsement?

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Clooney, of course, is no stranger to the political realm. A liberal who campaigned for President Obama in the 2008 election, he's spent the past decade lobbying Congress on issues close to his heart—from his early opposition to the Iraq War to bringing an end to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The Oscar winner also supported his TV anchorman father Nick Clooney's unsuccessful run for a Kentucky congressional seat in 2004 and has translated his passion for politics to the big screen with such films as Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana and his most recent directorial effort, the political thriller The Ides of March, in which he plays a Pennsylvania governor running for president.