Analysis: Calif. Gov. Brown's Prison Problem of His Own Making
Encouraged mass incarceration during his first terms as governor
The biblical injunction "as ye sow, so shall ye reap" has a political version – what goes around comes around.
Jerry Brown's career is a particularly ironic example.
During his first governorship, he was in perpetual campaign mode, reacting to exigencies of the moment with little thought to long-term consequences.
But they were waiting when he returned to office after a 28-year absence.
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No, it's not his 'tax cutting' that causes the problems. It's the push to require gov'ts to negotiate with unions. That and the fact that he's done nothing to reduce the prison load of the WoD.
That's the stuff that's coming back to bite him in the butt.