Brown keeping powder dry for September surge
“Incremental change is the way forward.” Photo Like the resurrected Nixon on the road to China, the once and would be future governor of California Jerry Brown presented himself as a tactical conservative and strategic progressive during an hour-long question and answer session with reporters two weeks ago at the Los Angeles Marriott. Brown was in Los Angeles to address the California Democratic Party Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Sounding like a conservative, Brown said government can’t solve the state’s economic problems. “I don’t expect politicians to lead the way. The key is for government not to put obstacles in the way. We need a clear set of rules. Certainty is what’s important in attracting capital,” he said Then, sounding a progressive note, he blamed business for the state’s economic woes. “Government, not the free market, had to bail us out,” he said. “One thing we don’t need is fewer teachers, which has resulted from the meltdown on Wall Street. Unregulated business managers, investors and bankers so stressed the economy that it collapsed.” “It’s a matter of balance,” he said in a reconciliatory tone. “We need a vibrant public sector within a vibrant…
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