Ed Rendell

"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary…"

July 3, 2010

TweetHad everything gone according to plan, I would be walking in the Canonsburg Fourth of July parade right now, sweating off about 15 pounds in the process. But instead, this is the sight that greeted me when I walked out my front door this morning: Yep, I’m sitting at my desk in the Capitol right [...]

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Every Now and Then We Do Get it Right

January 18, 2010

Tweet Last week, a terrible tragedy unfolded just 681 miles off the coast of Miami, as a devastating earthquake rocked the nation of Haiti. The quake left hundreds of thousands of people dead and left the remaining 9.7 million residents, who are among the poorest people in the world, in even more dire straits. Almost [...]

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Game over.

October 11, 2009

Tweet After 101 days, Pennsylvania finally has a state budget. Interesting perspective from Brad Bumstead of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, particularly in regards to the role played by rank-and-file members in the process. Broken Budget Trust Long-term relations between the House and Senate were severely damaged by the budget battle, casting a cloud over future action [...]

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I got to say "boob" in the newspaper- cross another item off the Bucket List!

September 25, 2009

TweetI have a letter to the editor in today’s Washington Observer-Reporter. Here is the original letter that prompted my response: Voters put these boobs in office 9/20/2009 3:33 AM Let’s have a show of hands. How many of you believe that the date when the budget for the Commonwealth expires is a secret, revealed to lawmakers [...]

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Breaking Ground is Hard To Do… But Raining on a Parade is Apparently Pretty Easy

September 2, 2009

TweetFirst, the happy blog post I had been working on about the new sewage project we broke ground on in Avella. Then some comments from a constituent. I stood in the late summer sun, just a touch too warm to allow me much comfort in my suit and tie, and took a moment to observe [...]

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A Response, But No Answers

August 12, 2009

TweetSince being elected, I can’t begin to count how many letters and emails I have received on just about every topic you can imagine. I try to personally answer every one, which can get difficult this time of year as I literally receive hundreds of budget-related emails per day. As I read the letter, I [...]

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PIT = RIP

August 4, 2009

Tweet From today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Proposal to hike Pa. income tax ‘off table’ Blue Dogs wield power to force budget compromise Tuesday, August 04, 2009 By Tracie Mauriello and Tom Barnes, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG — A proposal for a 16 percent increase in the state income tax is dead because of strong opposition from [...]

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"Follow Me. Follow Me to Freedom!!!"

June 25, 2009

TweetThat’s right. It’s budget time in Harrisburg, which means the Capitol Propaganda Machine has gone into overdrive. Or maybe even the stage past overdrive. It seems like things are going to get considerably worse before they get any better, and if you think for a minute I’m not taking this seriously, think again. I know [...]

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My 200th Post: shopping with the Bus, getting my teeth cleaned by Dora the Explorer, and a parade and picnic for Labor Day

September 3, 2008

TweetTo say it has been a busy weekend would be quite the understatement. Last Friday, I attended the Grand Opening of the Tanger Outlets in South Strabane Township, directly across Route 19 from the Meadows Racetrack and Casino. I have never seen such a show for the opening of a shopping center, but then again, [...]

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