Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
Giving credit where credit is due--especially after my cris de coeur earlier this week about the mess my beloved Golden State is in--I should note, if a couple of days late, that Gov. Brown has done something I never expected of him: stiffed the unions. From the San Francisco Chronicle:
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made it far easier for farmworkers to join labor unions, 36 years after making history in his first term by signing a law giving the low-wage employees the right to organize.
Brown's veto disappointed and angered dozens of farmworkers who had camped outside his office late into the night Tuesday to try to pressure him into signing the measure. Democratic lawmakers joined supporters in the hallway as they awaited his decision, which came at 11 p.m. in the form of a press release to reporters. The governor refused to come out and talk to the large crowd, despite pleas from Arturo S. Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers union.
The governor got off to a good start in June by vetoing the first and shameful attempt at a budget by the Democrats who control both houses of our legislature, and now he has ended the month by vetoing "card check," the very legislation the unions most ardently desire. These are not necessarily the actions of a man intent on addressing the state's underlying woes, but they are the actions of man who doesn't want to see the place get any worse.
And that's a start.
Good for you, Jerry. You have at least one Republican admirer.
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Mar '11
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
He has also taken a stab at shutting down CA's Redevelopment Agency, and deserves a pat on the head for that, too. But he's still nuts.
May '10
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
Sometimes age can bring a little wisdom. At 73 Brown is not necessarily looking at the next election. Right now his legacy is "Governor Moonbeam." With a healthy dose of doing what needs to be done, not what will get him reelected, he can rewrite that in a heartbeat.
May '10
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
Peter Robinson
Giving credit where credit is due--........ but they are the actions of man who doesn't want to see the place get any worse.
And that's a start.
Good for you, Jerry. You have at least one Republican admirer. ·
Yep. If only our Noble Leader In Washington didn't want to see the place get any worse. Or, for that matter, my own Noble Leader In Minnesota, the trust fund baby who actually got elected because his ex-wife, a Rockefeller trust fund baby, secretly blanketed the airwaves with ads during the primary season last year promoting class warfare. We need a few posts by contributor King Banaian, who just happens to be a Minnesota legislator.
Apr '11
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
Could be worse indeed. I rarely see eye-to-eye with Gov. Brown, but I will admit that he's been able to look at the situation here and understand that things are bad and we can't continue as we have. The extent of the latter understanding and the solutions to it seem to be under debate, but he has done some things that I can agree with, such as the above. Jerry Brown is unique in politicians, in that he's having to see just what the consequences of his past policies are.
Also, @Duane Oyen, I was living in Minneapolis when Dayton was elected Senator. He never struck me as a serious candidate for anything, let alone governor.
Dec '10
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
To paraphrase Thatcher, the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's pot.
Oct '10
Re: Jerry Brown? Could Be Worse
I disagree with Gov Brown on this one. He should have allowed the mexican laborers to organize and fight for better wages and conditions--cuz they're clearly being exploited as cheap labor.