From "Pat" to Jerry -- and "back" to Future?
Readers of this blog must know by now that I escaped Missouri, driving (alone, for hire) a Ford station wagon, loaded to the gills, with a wooden canoe on top. I landed in California; seeing for my first time, mountains and oceans. Of all my travels, that was the journey of my life!
I landed in a pristine Bay Area, in a state governed by Edmond G. "Pat" Brown; the father of the present governor. The area was full of wonders to a small town boy from Missouri, and beautiful beyond belief! It is so sad to see what has happened to it since.
The Alumni Office of San Francisco State informs me that the typical cost of an out-of-state tuition today is around $10,000 per semester. I paid $150.00! I had to sweat blood on several jobs to raise that tuition in 1960.
Most of the demise can be laid at the feet of Republican governors; from "Mad Ronnie" to "Arnie".
The Republican tactics for weaking and destroying government was transformed by Republicans (same bad actor) to our national government. California was reduced to paying I.O.U.'s because the Republicans in the state legislature refused to pay the state's bills. In the same period, the state's white population declined from 80% to 40%. Just as with our large cities, when "white flight" takes place, revenue declines follow. The parallels with what the Republicans in the House of Representatives are up to are downright scary.
Good News! After a failed attempt in the 70's "Pat's" son, Jerry, has returned and, this time, has turned the state around; setting in on a path back to its former glory. The voters of this nation should pay heed. The Republicans first drag us into debt and bankruptcy; then scare Hell out of us with their debt.
THEN, they manage to convince that we should "stay the course". Are we nuts??
The end to our national nightmare will be a Jerry Brown in every statehouse!
Stay Vigilant! Check out California!
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