Jerry Brown Takes His Shot

Former presidential candidate and CA governor and current Oakland mayor and CA Attorney General candidate Jerry Brown has joined the blogosphere with a no-holds-barred private blog. This is in fact an awesome thing--most blogs by politicians are so official in trying not to offend anybody that they're not worth reading and are clearly written by staff. Not this one--it's the real deal, with human positions and human typing errors.

Pretty awesome. I've always liked Jerry Brown; after being governor of the whole state, he took the job of mayor of Oakland, which tells me he genuinely loves governing, not just being the boss. Also, as mayor of Oakland, he used to live in a ritzy area by Jack London Square. Then he moved into the worst neighborhood in the city because residents complained nothing was being done. The cops took notice; I think they arrested over 100 people in his first week on the block.

Jerry Brown, for your rare trait of having some political guts I award you a permanent link on SuperMattalica. Carry on!