[Source: California Republican Party News]

I was doing some channel surfing on the radio this morning and I came across Linda Ronstadt's hit single 'Long Long Time'... I couldn't help but think of Jerry Brown. And I did some research--because I wasn't born when The Man They Called "Moonbeam" was last in the governor's office.<br /><br />But it has certainly been a "long long time," so to put this in perspective for those of you who may have forgotten, I've compiled a prolific list of things that happened just as Jerry Brown left his 2nd term as Governor nearly three decades ago.<br /> <br />Men At Work won a Grammy for "Best New Artist"...<br /> <br />The Dow Jones reached 1,100 for the first time...<br /> <br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfuaUTH9Y4">The A-Team</a>" premiered while "M*A*S*H" broadcast its final episode...<br /> <br />The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3nPwJf-j9g&feature=related">United States Football League</a> began its first season...<br /> <br />Diane Feinstein was Mayor of San Francisco...<br /> <br />The median household income was $20,885...<br /> <br />Microsoft Word, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W35vpsPIwlU">Apple's Lisa</a> computer and the first mobile phones were introduced...<br /> <br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKh2MENj7ug">Return of the Jedi</a>" was the top grossing movie...<br /> <br />The average cost of a new house was $89,800...<br /> <br />The hottest selling toys were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZ--bHDe0c">Cabbage Patch Kids</a>...<br /> <br />A gallon of gas cost $1.24 and a dozen eggs cost 86 cents...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWmUtUQjS5I">Tom Brokaw</a> became the host of "NBC Nightly News"...<br /> <br />The memories... they say all good things must come to an end, but I am not sure if Jerry Brown's governorship fits into that category. His policies were miserable and California is still reeling from their effects (unionized state workers, "small is beautiful," etc.) Unlike the list above, Jerry Brown's two terms as governor bring on a sense of nausea, not nostalgia.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4415342305243133312-5396409037820461215?l=blog.cagop.org' alt='' /></div>