4.21.2011
Would Anyone Listen? Would He Even Be Elected?
Asked recently what might break the current budget loggerheads in the Legislature, former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said:
“Two words – Ken Maddy.”
(The late former GOP Senate leader was a deft politician with a legendary penchant for successful deal-making. Stating the obvious, he was a devout and unapologetic pragmatist.)
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