Brown for attorney general
AS a former governor and the current mayor of Oakland, Jerry Brown is one of the most experienced politicians in California. And yet he's no career politician in the conventional sense of the word. He's straightforward, honest, sensible, down-to-earth.
Brown's opponent in the race for attorney general, state Sen. Chuck Poochigian, R-Fresno, is a decent man who has run an indecent campaign, rife with attack ads blasting Brown for his liberal past. But it's a cheap shot.
For starters, Brown has moved to the middle over the course of his political career. In 2004, for example, he successfully fought Proposition 66, which would have watered down the state's "three strikes, you're out" law. Today he is a prominent supporter of Proposition 83, Jessica's Law.
And while there are some laws on the books that Brown no doubt opposes, the same is equally true for Poochigian. What matters is not whether the attorney general supports every law in the state, but whether he has the integrity to enforce even the ones he doesn't.
No one seriously disputes Brown's integrity. He has demonstrated it over the course of his political career.
That integrity and leadership make him the best candidate for California attorney general.
