Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendellan 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 January 1944
CountryUnited States of America
jobs unions construction-sites
Well, the infrastructure part of the stimulus has worked. There's absolutely no question about it. We can demonstrate in Pennsylvania and other states around the union how it's produced good, paying jobs both on the construction sites and back in American factories. It has worked.
second-chance people tourism
Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.
free-spirit spirit telling-the-truth
I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up.
election loses
We will not lose this election for lack of money.
running long able
But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.
cutting eagles pittsburgh
American Eagle can be a selling point for other young, cutting-edge companies to come to Pittsburgh
community energy concepts
I love the concept of community energy.
america way natural
Natural gas is great for America in so many ways.
thinking might way
I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways.
jobs opportunity creating
I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs.
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The single most important thing you can do to get elected is to have street money!
thinking tickets jew
I don't think anyone can calculate the effect of having a Jew on the ticket.
years vintage bridges
The I-95 bridges were built in the early 1960s and are now more than 50 years old. The same vintage as the I-35 bridge that collapsed in Minnesota back in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The antiquated Skagit River Bridge in Washington state that collapsed last May after a truck hit one of the trusses was even older. And it's not just bridges. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 32 percent of the major roads in America are now in poor condition and in need of major repairs.
thinking ethical-standards levels
I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.