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Brown’s Supreme Court Appointment of Goodwin Liu - Another Bird of a Feather?

By Tom Del Beccaro, on Jul 29, 2011

Brown's Supreme Court Appointment Goodwin Liu - Another Bird of a Feather?  Jerry Brown’s political past was clouded for many reasons.  Chief among them was his appointment of Rose Bird as Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.  She was not reconfirmed to a new term by voters. In essence, she was kicked out of office. She earned that distinction because she literally refused to follow the law.  By appointing the unqualified Goodwin Liu to the Supreme Court, Jerry Brown now has one more Bird of a feather.

Democrats the real 'Party of No'

By Tom Del Beccaro, on Jul 6, 2011

SF Chronicle Opinion Piece by Tom Del Beccaro:  New York, New Jersey and California have a lot in common. They're populous states with Democratic legislative majorities, high taxes and big deficits. The difference, however, is that the New York and New Jersey Democrats have enacted reforms while California Democrats remain the Party of No.  Read More