Thursday, July 24, 2008
Politicians - California's Jerry Brown
Three decades may make him a professional; but, I wonder if politics is an honorable profession...
Joel Kotkin writes about him in the Wall Street Journal:
"Jerry Brown has been a fixture of the state's politics for more than three decades. He was elected governor in 1974 and four years later earned the moniker 'Governor Moonbeam' for his interest in creating a space program in California. In 1998, he was elected mayor of Oakland, a working-class city across the bay from San Francisco. And in 2006, he was elected attorney general. Today he is mulling a run for governor in 2010, when he will be 72.
In the meantime, Mr. Brown is taking aim at the suburbs, concerned about the alleged environmental damage they cause. He sees suburban houses as inefficient users of energy. He sees suburban commuters clogging the roads as wasting precious fossil fuel. And, mostly, he sees wisdom in an intricately thought-out plan to compel residents to move to city centers or, at least, to high-density developments clustered near mass transit lines."
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To read Jerry Brown's response to Mr. Kotkin's article, use this link. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121738189085995477.html
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: Thu Jul 31, 12:10:00 AM EDT
: Thu Jul 31, 12:10:00 AM EDT
Thank you for your comment.
I apologize for not having it posted sooner.
To clarify at bit, I have no particular objection to the concept of conserving and using resources wisely. My issues are with the implication of coercion to accomplish those goals. My personal preference is to let the free market handle it. America has many other avenues available before considering having a proven inefficient government decide and manage such things.
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I apologize for not having it posted sooner.
To clarify at bit, I have no particular objection to the concept of conserving and using resources wisely. My issues are with the implication of coercion to accomplish those goals. My personal preference is to let the free market handle it. America has many other avenues available before considering having a proven inefficient government decide and manage such things.
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