Jerry Brown is now acting governor in California

[JI7]

Meet the new governor of California – Jerry Brown.

At least for a while.

Brown, the state attorney general and an all-but-declared candidate this year for governor, is acting governor because Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature’s top leaders are in Washington, D.C. seeking federal funding for recession-plagued California.

When the governor is out of the state, the lieutenant governor typically assumes the governor’s duties. But California has no lieutenant governor – the last one, John Garamendi, resigned after he won a House seat in the 10th Congressional District.

Schwarzenegger and the legislative leaders are expected to return to California Thursday evening.

http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yklk0cvzukxonr&xid=yklhatbk2vl1s7&done=.yklk0cvzulhonr

hopefully we will get our own Brown victory soon

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Sounds good to me!

I want him to do a return stint as Governor.

[Yurovsky]

5. Somebody is going to have to step up...

and fix what Ahh-nold has screwed up as the guv-a-nator.

I was in high school when Jerry Brown was Governor, so I don't remember his administration (plus I was, uh, not exactly paying attention). I understand he was a great mayor of Oakland and has done a solid job as AG.

I hope the good people of California wake up and toss the right wingers out of office and return good government to the largest state in our union.

[Confusious]

8. Ain't nothing going to be fixed

Till the good people of Ca repeal prop 13 and fix that Fuped prop system there.

[lunatica]

10. I do too

He can be pretty hard nosed as he proved as Mayor or Oakland, but he isn't in it for his own selfish ends. He leaves the place in better condition than he found it in.

[roguevalley]

21. I remember his dad back in the day when you could call yourself a

liberal, not a progressive and no one cared. SIGH! the good old days

[Cleita]

2. If only we could keep Arnold out and keep Jerry in until the next election.n/t

[midnight]

3. California is due for a Brown victory. Good luck...

[DJ13]

4. Change the locks on the Governor's mansion, quick!

[lunatica]

13. Funny thing is Jerry Brown refused to live in the Governor's Mansion

when he was governor. He refused to live rent free on the taxpayer's money.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. California doesn't have a governors mansion

Pat Brown was the last one to actually live there, Nancy Reagan hated the place (and Sacramento in general) - Jerry Brown didn't move into the new one and after Deukmejian also declined to move into the new mansion it was sold.

[xxqqqzme]

18. steroid boy helicopters back to Malibu each night.

He doesn't stay in Sacramento.

[burning rain]

6. Cool!

Used to get under old Pete Wilson's skin that Gray Davis became acting governor when he went out of state.

[katanalori]

7. I want my Jerry back!

But, for the life of me, I cannot see why anyone would want the job in this State right now.

[Grand Taurean]

9. Could he be acting President?

I would prefer him right now.

[Vidar]

22. I wrote him in the very first time I voted.

[Renew Deal]

24. Oh bullshit

[KingFlorez]

11. I can't wait to vote for him

It's been terrible having Arnie as Governor and it's such a relief his term is almost over.

[LaPera]

12. Cheers to Jerry Brown! I'll vote for the very progressive liberal Brown anytime anyplace.

[ChicagoSuz219]

15. I'm having deja vu all over again... ;-) n/t

[here_is_to_hope]

16. I'm on the coast of Oregon, about

125 miles North of Crescent city. Last night we had sustained winds of 40 knots with two gusts to 70 (fellow weather nut, I surf).
Four feet of snow is insane!
I 5 is closed south of Ashland due to blizzards.:scared:

[jgraz]

17. Quick -- ban all overmuscled Austrians from entering the state!

:D

[omega minimo]

19. Make English the official state language -- Arnolt won't be able to get back in!!!

[JDPriestly]

20. Can't wait for Jerry Brown to be governor.

[David Zephyr]

23. JI7! Best news of the day.

I like the way you think.

[Ocracoker16]

25. I saw Arnold walking down the street today

I thought he was here for a Botox conference.