NEWSOM channeles Jerry Brown 1.0 with her oil flipper

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In the last half century, California has had seven managers-beetle Jerry Brown Twice – which vary widely in temperament, ideology and efficacy.

A variable feature is a sequence of whether their positions on matters have changed and, if so, whether they possess or the duck’s accountability.

Brown, who held the position of 1975 to 1983, was particularly prone to political pirouettes, most spectacular in terms of Proposal 13An emblematic tax limit in California.

Prior to its predominant approval in 1978, Brown repeatedly referred to the measure of “detachment”. However, after passing, Brown immediately declared himself a “shortening tax abbreviation” while running for re -election in the same year. It also sponsors a reduction in state income tax and subsequently A measure of cost limitS He even ran for president in 1980 (unsuccessfully) as a supporter of reduced costs and a balanced federal budget.

There were other remarkable flip flops during the governor Brown 1.0, including one in Taxation of international corporations that he blames Receiving “Scaly Data” of the best tax officer of the state.

When asked about his frequent changes in the position, Brown will quote the aphorism of Ralph Waldo Emerson that “the stupid consistency is the Hobblin of small minds, adored by small statesmen and philosophers and deities,” suggesting that those with high intellects should be released from accountability.

The two Republican heirs of Brown, George Deukmedjian and Pete WilsonHe has made several promises other than managerial competence and largely fulfilled. They were followed by a Democrat by Risk Gray daviswho was nevertheless responded in 2003 and replaced by a national action -packed movie star Arnold SchwarzeneggerS

Schwarzenegger has promised to shake the state government with strict cost restrictions, but quickly learned that he could not surpass the legislature dominated by professional democratic politicians – neither to persuade voters to pass their voting measures. However, he did not try to avoid responsibility for his failures.

When Brown returned to the government in 2011, nearly three decades later, he was a much different person. Not only was it older, but it was less prone to political fantasy flights. He only promised to deal with the problems of bread and butter as the budget deficit of the state and its worsening highways.

This takes us to Gavin Newo, who in a sense – Brown’s nephew of A decade intertwined with Newsom and Brown familiesS

Newsom’s management looks like Brown’s first stay: promises of bold action on issues such as one -of -health care, a shortage of housing, homelessness and climate change, followed by apologizing.

He called the campaign promises as creating healthcare with one payment and building 3.5 million new homes as “ambitious” rather than for executable, and accuses local employees of not attacking homelessness Effectively. When the Newsom enters the last phase of its management and seems to be preparing for a presidential campaign, Ala Brown 1.0, he navigates his largest flip flipper.

A year ago Newsom was Denunciation of gasoline refineries to extract consumers And pocket huge profits. He requested the legislature to help him fall apart.

However, during the just-locked legislative session, he and the legislators Acts to increase oil production in CaliforniaS Meanwhile, the Newsom Supervisory Agency is striving to limit the profits of the refining is at least temporarily inactive.

What happened? The 2024 presidential election revealed popular anger about living costs. In the meantime, two refineries have announced plans to close, probably leading to a shortage of gasoline and much higher prices that would cause fire to the Newsom presidential campaign.

Bloomberg announced this month that Newsom and legislators even considered Giving one of millions of refineries of dollars to stay open.

“We are all beneficiaries of oil and gas. No one is naive about this,” Newsom told a recent press conference. “So it’s always about finding a fair transition, pragmatism about this process.”

It must be so.

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