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“Radical” is not a word that I use often, but it seems the perfect definition for the desperate and reckless strategy driving the Democratic Party.  The Democratic National Committee put on its blinders again yesterday,  by throwing its weight behind 72-year old retread Jerry Brown for California governor.  The DNC plans to put at least $40 million behind Brown’s 2010 candidacy, and also convinced upstart San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to bow out of the race so that Brown, an almost infamous 70’s free-thinker, is uncontested.

Third Time's The Charm

Last evening on CNN’s Larry King, Brown seemed old, out of touch, and ineffective in explaining why California would benefit by having TWELVE years of his leadership.  Jerry Brown followed in his father’s footsteps by winning the governship of California in 1975 and serving two terms.  Edmund G. (Pat) Brown served from 1959-1967.  While his father is credited with creating a statewide water plan and developing a system of higher education in California, voters almost stomped their feet to retire Jerry Brown after eight years of his liberal agenda.

Jerry Brown spent virtually his entire professional career either working in government or campaigning.  He made three failed attempts to run for President of the United States in 1976, 1980 and 1992.  He ran for the Senate and lost in 1982.  Settling for wins in statewide offices, Brown has been elected California Secretary of State, Governor, Attorney General, and even Mayor of Oakland.

More conservative Americans should see a pattern developing. The Democratic agenda is to expand and insure what is its most liberal agenda in 40 years.   In a year when the groundswell in the country is uncertainty, The White House along with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are committed to continuing to spend blindly.      According to today’s National Debt Clock, America is now $12.5 trillion in debt and Obamacare would increase that figure to nearly $14 trillion.

The Golden State For Electoral Votes

The DNC’s backing of California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown should be a big, fat billboard to taxpayers that the Democratic National Committee has no intention of letting the state house of California slip away just before the 2012 presidential election.  Barack Obama will need California.   The unspoken fact is that in November,  Jerry Brown will likely face Mitt Romney protégé Meg Whitman, former Ebay CEO.   Not only has Whitman given every American a tiny piece of the economy through Ebay, but as Governor of California, she would be infinitely valuable to Mitt Romney in a run to unseat Barack Obama.