Cisco chief executive reignited speculations about potential political aspirations recently when he joined John McCain's bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination as a technology advisor.

The networking chief has been linked to a political career before, mostly because he is a gifted speaker and has build an impressive network among government leaders as well as business executives.

25 Jul 2007

But his (personal) endorsement of McCain (who is trailing in the polls behind Rudi Giuliani) doesn't signal a planned relocation to Washington. Instead, Chambers said in an interview, he is using his political activism to motivate his employees to do the same.

Add the opportunity to lobby for patent reform and other legislation, and you understand why Chambers is happy to rub shoulders with politicians.

See what Chambers has to say on the topic on vnunet.com/tv.