Edward G. Rendell Quotes

• You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It’s rule one.

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• Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can… but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion.

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• Under the law, the government, whether it’s state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.

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• One of the reasons we don’t have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won’t tell their base a simple fact that everyone knows. We can’t eliminate the deficit without raising some revenue… They’re wusses.

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• Natural gas is great for America in so many ways.

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• Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you’ve lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you’re angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you’re angry still. And when you’re angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural.

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• Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It’s not renewable.

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• It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country.

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• If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he’s a funny guy. He’s a good guy. He knows sports.

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• If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.

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• I’ve always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself.

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• I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren’t pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.

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• I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That’s a false choice. You can do both.

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• I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races.

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• I normally don’t endorse in Democratic primaries.

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• I love the concept of community energy.

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• I hate negative ads in general.

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• I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up.

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• I am a fiscal conservative.

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• George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip.

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Edward G. Rendell (25)

Birth:	6th January, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell was born in New York City, New York. He is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2011. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000. He moved to Pennsylvania for college, completing his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. An Army Veteran, Rendell was elected District Attorney of Philadelphia for two terms from 1978 through 1986.

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