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Thanks to GOP, Jerry Brown paints himself as climate crusader
I tell ya, the Senate Republicans did Attorney General Jerry Brown a huge favor by holding up the state budget in a lame attempt to stop him from filing lawsuits related to climate change.
Ever since, Brown has gotten more publicity than he ever did prior to the GOP budget play. He's talking about running for governor. Dang, if the Republicans keep casting him as such a crusader against global warming (which most California voters are highly worried about) he might even have the juice to retake his old job.
Today, Brown spoke to the League of California Cities meeting in Sacramento, further burnishing his credentials as Captain Climate Crusader.
According to a press release from his office, Brown urged mayors and other local officials to lead the fight:
- "Under the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, California is required to cut greenhouse gases dramatically, starting in 2012. Yet the challenge is so daunting -- and growing daily -- that we can't wait five years to act. With intensifying hurricanes, heat waves and forest fires, the problem is upon us. Local governments should jump in now and lead the campaign against oil dependency and worsening climate change."
I tell ya, the guy is running for governor.
My only question is, if he gets elected again, will he recycle his old Capitol portrait? Or get a new one?
STUART LEAVENWORTH
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