Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown Goes Back to the Future

Jerry Brown is lashing out at Bill Clinton, not for what the former president said lately, but what the future president said in 1992:

Jerry Brown lashed out at Bill Clinton Sunday, invoking his affair with Monica Lewinsky and saying, “I mean, Clinton’s a nice guy, but whoever said he always told the truth?”

It may seem like an odd thing for a Democratic candidate for governor in California to do, but Brown was responding to attacks Clinton made on Brown way back in 1992 during the Democratic presidential primary. Those attacks have recently been revived by Brown’s Republican foe Meg Whitman in a devastating ad that replays Clinton’s words in 1992.

In 1992, Clinton accused Brown of raising taxes as governor of California and leaving the state in debt. Today Brown paraphrases Cinton’s most infamous, finger-wagging statement, saying, “I did not have taxes with this state.”

The ad showing the debate clash between Brown and Clinton can be seen here. I'm sure Clinton will be asked about that exchange and I'm not sure if Clinton will be the least bit conciliatory about it. He hated Brown back then...and probably still does today...because of the way Brown went after Hillary and the funds that went from the State of Arkansas to her law firm.

I don't think we'll see Clinton doing any ads or appearances for Brown.