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" 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. "
Ed Rendell
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" And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically. "
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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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" Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. "
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" For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration. "
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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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Control
Without
" 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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You
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" 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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Money
Business
" We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind for opportunities elsewhere. "
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People
" And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits. "
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Life
Quality Of Life
Open
" I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries. "
Ed Rendell
Democratic
Normally
Endorse
" Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means. "
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Find
Way
Working
" I hate negative ads in general. "
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General
Negative
Ads
" 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. "
Ed Rendell
Environment
Trash
Think
" One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. "
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Natural Beauty
People
Impact
" I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax. "
Ed Rendell
Speeches
You
Will
" I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up. "
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Like
Truth
Tell
" If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. "
Ed Rendell
Terms
Lose
" 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. "
Ed Rendell
People
Angry
Job
" Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. "
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Creating
Priority
Highest
" George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip. "
Ed Rendell
Always
Rip
Believed
" 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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Influence
Happy
Law
" I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. "
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Legal
Time
Think
" I love the concept of community energy. "
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Community
Love
Energy
" 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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Money
Church
Local
" If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here. "
Ed Rendell
Choice
Think
Trash
" Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile. "
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Think
Mile
Tax
" 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. "
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Construction
Back
" 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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Time
Funny
Good
" But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania. "
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Away
Going
Keep
" Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs. "
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Industry
Our
People