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I think the governor has worked really hard trying to pull some pieces together and trying to talk to Republicans, on trying to achieve a bipartisan solution, on being willing to embrace a lot of cuts. I think Jerry Brown has worked extremely hard and has been a surprise to a lot of people that he has stuck to this so well, battled really manfully to try to pull answers together. Its not his fault that the answers arent there we have a dysfunctional government, we have an economic situation thats a mess, we have a government which historically spent a lot more than it should have spent over the years. If you want to blame Governor Brown, you dont blame Governor Brown two today, you blame the Governor Brown from years ago who was part of that massive spending thing that saw us over commit funds way back when we had a lot of money. CAVANAUGH: In his YouTube video, the way he announced the break down of these budget talks, he kind of ended it saying, you know, Ive been around a long time, and Im gonna keep up the fight. How do you see him keeping up the fight? What is his plan B? MCELROY: Well, I think the governor at this point has two elements to it. Other than the hope that somehow he feels a Republican or two, that a couple of Republicans sneak away from the party caucus, and sneak in and say, you know, if I do this, maybe I might give a vote. But that seems a pretty forlorn hope. So right now, it leaves him two things: Publish an all cuts budget and let the public know now painful its going to be. Make it clear where the cuts are going to have to happen. And go to the public and start getting support for signatures to try to put something on the ballot by the initiative process. Probably a revenue measure. CAVANAUGH: And in fact I heard that Governor Brown is going to embark on something of a tour of California making that kind of case to the people. MCELROY: Yeah, he does whistle stop really well. Hes a veteran politician in that, and back in The Jungle Book years when I was reporting and covering his administration, we got used to Jerry Brown whistle stops. He likes to get out and do that. He doesnt do a lot of the security trappings, he likes to travel around, he likes to talk to a lot of people. He does it well. And this is this is Jerry Brown at his prime, going out and taking that fight to the people. Whether he can get results out of it is another problem. CAVANAUGH: Exactly, well see how plan B turns out. Leo, thank you. MCELROY: You bet, Maureen. Take care. CAVANAUGH: Ive been speaking with Leo McElroy, and if you would like to comment, please go on like, /These Days. Coming up, this years Kyoto laureate in arts and philosophy. William Kentridge is my guest as These Days continues here on KPBS. Click for more information. Whats this? Maureen Cavanaugh hosts Midday Edition, a one-hour talk show keeping San Diego in the know on everything from politics to the arts. Join the live conversation at 888 895-5 Connect with us! Sign up today. PERSONAL HEALTH; After Ending Pregnancy, Ripples of Pain Parents who have experienced the joy of bringing a healthy child into the world can hardly imagine the pain of losing a baby, even one not close to being born. I have a friend who The Jungle Book three miscarriages, another whose baby died in utero when she was eight months pregnant and a third whose baby was alive at the start of labor but was stillborn. The pain that accompanies such losses is shared by those who feel compelled to terminate wanted pregnancies after learning through amniocentesis that the fetus is seriously abnormal. Last Christmas, relatives of mine, who had been so excited about being pregnant that they framed their first sonogram photos, learned from amniocentesis at 17 weeks that their unborn child had multiple severe abnormalities.