Yes, Attorney General Jerry Brown repeatedly claims he’s all over the City of Bell salary scandal.

Brown’s office has subpoenaed thousands of city records. He’s giving city officials twenty-four hours to turn them over.

Otherwise one can infer search warrants will be the order of the day.

But, maybe Brown should have checked with Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley before embarking on his politically charged grand standing.

Yesterday Cooley revealed his office has a wide ranging investigation into Bell to include election fraud in addition to the salary issue. An investigation that started last March.

Can you say oops?

Maybe Brown can check with Cooley for those records his office is seeking. Cooley might even avail himself to give Brown copies.

Adhering to sound investigative protocol, Cooley has kept his mouth shut on the activities of his department, which exercises primary jurisdiction over the matter.

The Meg Whitman campaign has been accusing Brown of using the Bell situation as a campaign stunt. Yesterday’s developments give credibility to Whitman’s claims.

I’m sure the Whitman campaign is just sitting back rolling on the floor over this episode. I envision they are actually holding their sides.

Cooley, who is the republican nominee to replace Brown and a true law enforcement prosecutor, hasn’t really spoken about his investigation into the fleecing of Bell taxpayers until yesterday.

After all it is an investigation where evidence destruction is a risk.

Yesterday Cooley appeared on The John and Ken Show aired on Los Angeles-based KFI AM-640 to discuss his ongoing and expanding investigation. Cooley appeared measured and confident in answering questions from talk show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou.

In an story published in the LA Times, Cooley described his investigation as “multifaceted, rapidly expanding and full-fledged.”

Sounds like a dig at Brown to me.

Like the rest of us, it sounds like Cooley couldn’t stand it any longer.

Brown must be making even him nauseated.