Brown says he's the same old 'Governor Moonbeam' -- and proud of it

Sacramento Bee ^ | 4/13/11 | David Siders

[SmithL]

SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Jerry Brown, reflecting on his advanced age and decades-old nickname, said on the 100th day of his third term that he is still the "moonbeam" governor he was before.

"I didn't get that for nothing," Brown told business leaders in San Francisco, where he took his campaign for tax extensions Tuesday. "I worked very hard for it."

Brown, last governor from 1975 to 1983, said the title "implies something different, something unexpected."

The Democratic governor's unorthodox appointments and interest in a state space program years ago caused Chicago columnist Mike Royko to call him "Governor Moonbeam." The label stuck, and Royko later apologized. But in two speeches Tuesday, Brown reveled in it.

"You can't be afraid to be called a moonbeam, weird, deviant, interesting, unexpected," Brown said . . .

[SmithL]

sigh

[Buckeye McFrog]

Brown if nothing else is at least consistent

[The Bronze Titan]

CA, ur skreud!

[Patrick1]

He is exactly what bankrupt California deserves.

[Logical me]

Californians are too stupid to see how much in the toilet they are. When we convert the US Senate and kick King Obama out in 2012 all the Federal freebies will be gone. Even now with the House they will get no bailouts. California is finished.

[SanFranDan]

Spot on!

[Vaduz]

A democrat controled state for over 25 years and still broke,voters are real slow to catch on.
One could put monkeys in office in California and nobody would know.

[The Great RJ]

Remember those pictures from the Great Depression of desperate and destitute families with their few belongings tied to their cars heading to California for a better life? I expect that soon we will be seeing similar destitute families with their belongings packed into an SUV heading from California to low tax and prosperous places like Texas to seek a better life.

[blueunicorn6]

Jerry talks to his Corgi, Sutter, because he thinks the dog channels the spirits of deceased Democrats to him. “Sutter, what does LBJ say about this tax problem?” “Arf.” “Yeah, take everyone swimming and get naked. That’s the trick. What’s it like where you are LBJ?” “Woof”. “Well, have Macnamara carry your water. He did it all through your term. It’s that hot there, huh.”

[CdMGuy]

Having lived in CA since 1970, I believe that Governor Azzhole is more befitting of this former seminarian. Jerry Brown, the buttboy of the public employee unions.

[NormsRevenge]

I’ll see yur sigh and toss a Huh? in for good measure.