By John Balzar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 22, 2006
Interesting. Entertaining. Engaging. Charming. Fluent. Nimble. Formidable.
Our subject here is Jerry Brown.
And who uses words like this to describe him? Well, as it happens, it's not only his friends. California's reigning Democratic electoral war horse has cranked up his 11th campaign for public office, and once again he's the talk of politics.
In this case, these exact words are from the mouth of a sworn foe — a longtime Republican activist who spoke anonymously for the sake of candor but who wants nothing more than to see Brown permanently retired.
That's the thing about Edmund G. Brown Jr. Love him or loathe him, it's hard to deny the strengths of a politician who has always stood apart even when he has been in the center of things
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