STOCKTON, CA – Governor Jerry Brown takes his “tax hike tour” to Stockton today, where he will meet with local educators and community leaders in a private, heavily-scripted event to push his proposal to raise taxes during an economic downturn. Brown is apparently embracing his "Governor Moonbeam" nickname, given to him almost 40 years ago by Chicago columnist Mike Royko. "You can't be afraid to be called a moonbeam, weird, deviant, interesting, unexpected," Brown recently said in Milpitas, where he signed a renewable energy bill that the California Air Resources Board estimates will result in higher bills for California energy consumers by an average of 19%.
“Quirky is not a quality Californians want from their leaders,“ says California Republican Party Communications Director Mark Standriff. “Jerry Brown wants to embrace his 'Governor Moonbeam' image, but the last thing we need in the middle of a budget crisis is a space case leading the way. If Governor Brown wants a lasting legacy, he should drop the push for job-crushing taxes and embrace the serious, permanent budget solutions that Republican leaders have already offered.”
Mark Standriff
mark@cagop.org
916-448-9496
